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Digital Privacy and Personal Safety Survey

This survey is anonymous and is intended for awareness and research purposes. You do not need to share your name or any identifying information. Some questions discuss harassment, stalking, blackmail, and physical safety. You may skip any question you do not wish to answer.

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1. When using your phone or laptop, do you regularly check which apps have access to your location, camera, microphone, contacts, or files?

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2. If someone you know asks to use your phone, how do you usually protect your private information?

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3. Have you ever checked whether your social media accounts, cloud storage, or other accounts are logged in on a device you no longer use?

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4. How much control do you feel you have over what other people can discover about you online (location, routine, family, workplace/college, photos, etc.)?

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5. If you noticed that someone was repeatedly monitoring your online activity or somehow knew things about you that you had not shared with them, would you know what steps to take?

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Experiences & Personal Safety

6. Have you ever experienced unwanted online attention such as repeated messages, monitoring, fake accounts, unwanted contact, or online stalking?

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7. Have you or someone close to you ever experienced blackmail, threats, private information being exposed, or threats involving photos/videos?

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8. Have you ever felt that something happening online could potentially put you at risk in the physical world?
For example, someone knowing your location, routine, college/workplace, or where you live.

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9. Have you ever experienced physical intimidation, unwanted following, harassment, threats, or physical harm that made you feel unsafe?

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10. Overall, how safe do you currently feel when using digital platforms AND moving through your everyday physical environment?

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