Hi Everyone,

Passing along a call for participation in a survey study being conducted by one of my interns. Details follow below.

Best, Mike

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You are invited to participate in an optional research study on privacy concepts, and how they can affect us in this age where all devices and accounts are connected. Participation is entirely voluntary and there is no obligation nor need to participate if you do not want to do so. Please direct inquiries to marianaakemi.shimabukuro@ontariotechu.net.

Participation in this study will include answering a 30-minute online survey related to smart home device usage. The survey will be answered online via an invitation link sent by the researchers. Participants will receive a $10 Amazon gift card for participating in the study. We are interested in responses from people who have and don't have these devices in their homes.

If you are interested in participating in this study please fill this form https://forms.gle/Vqjc78DQWcHJVBN2A.

All collected data will be stored in an encrypted and password-protected file on the Ontario Tech University’s enterprise cloud storage. Information will be stored until 07/24/2021.

If you have any other questions about this study please e-mail marianaakemi.shimabukuro@ontariotechu.net.

If you have any questions regarding your rights as a participant or have any concerns about this study, please contact the Research Ethics Office at researchethics@uoit.ca or 905.721.8668 x3693.

This study has been reviewed by the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (Ontario Tech University) Research Ethics Board #15888 on 07/24/2020.

Sincerely, Christopher Collins, Ph.D. Mariana Shimabukuro, M.Sc.