Safeguarding Tomorrow's Data Landscape

Young Digital Citizens' Perspectives on Privacy within AI Systems

This project seeks to comprehensively explore privacy within AI systems, with a particular focus on the perspectives of young digital citizens aged 16-19.

This project is proudly funded by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's (OPC) Contributions Program .

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About

The overarching goal of the project is to gain a deep understanding of Young Digital Citizens' Perspectives on privacy within AI systems and based on this understanding, contribute to the development of guidelines that foster responsible and privacy-centric practices in AI applications.

Research Questions

  • Young users' perceptions of privacy in AI systems
  • Concerns and expectations of young users about data sharing, transparency, and control in AI applications
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We are conducting comprehensive surveys, interviews and focus groups to gather insights from various perspectives.

Surveys

Here are the links for the Surveys to gather insights from different groups. Please click on the link that best describes your role



Interviews

In-depth interviews for individual perspectives from educators and parents, and AI developers and researchers. Connect with us to participate, with or without survey completion.

Focus Group Study

Peer discussions in focus groups for educators and parents, and AI developers and researchers. Connect with us to join, with or without survey participation.

Upcoming

Stay updated on findings, seminars, workshops, events, and guidelines.

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Team

Prof. Ajay Shrestha

Principal Investigator

Vancouver Island University

Ankur Barthwal

Research Assistant

Vancouver Island University

Molly Campbell

Research Assistant

Vancouver Island University

Austin Shouli

Research Assistant

Vancouver Island University

Saad Syed

Volunteer

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Publication

Here are some of our latest publications from this project. Click on the links to read more.

Young Digital Citizens and Privacy in AI Systems: A Systematic Review of Perceptions, Concerns, and Expectations

Authors - Ankur Barthwal, Molly Campbell, Austin Shouli, Saad Syed, Sandhya Joshi, Ajay Shrestha

Published on: Frontiers in Computer Science (To submit)

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Navigating AI to Unpack Youth Privacy Concerns: An In-Depth Exploration and Systematic Review

Authors - Ajay Shrestha, Ankur Barthwal, Molly Campbell, Austin Shouli, Saad Syed, Sandhya Joshi, Julita Vassileva

Published on: IEEE (Accepted)

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