Your opinion on data protection elements in software

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please take a few minutes to complete the following survey.

Below, you will see various design elements in a user interface that are intended to draw the user's attention to data protection issues. They are designed to raise users' awareness of data protection and address certain data literacy skills.

Please evaluate the design elements in terms of their suitability and their expected influence on users' data literacy. Please note that the elements are not final designs, but merely ideas.

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How suitable do you think this element is?

This element appears as soon as the user has uploaded a file. It has only been processed locally in the user's browser and has not yet been forwarded to other services or service providers. The note refers to the data in the file.

Please rate the following statements about the element.

Strongly disagreeDisagreeRather disagreeNeither disagree nor agreeRather agreeAgreeStrongly agree

This element is suitable for advising me to handle sensitive data with care.

The element is easy for me to understand.

After reading this note, I know that I should check my file for sensitivity.

If you read this statement, please click "Agree".

This element raises my awareness of data protection.

This element helps me process data in a way that keeps it protected and secure.

What would you change about this element and why?

How suitable do you think this element is?

Once the user has uploaded a file, they can begin editing it. To make this as easy as possible, the web tool offers a function that automatically generates the best possible restructuring of the data. This can be so effective that no further changes need to be made, or it can serve as a starting point for further manual editing. The automatic generation communicates with a server that offers the functions for the best possible restructuring. The note may appear as soon as the user moves their cursor over the “Automatically create new table transformation” button.

Please rate the following statements about the element.

Strongly disagreeDisagreeRather disagreeNeither disagree nor agreeRather agreeAgreeStrongly agree

The element is suitable for alerting me to communication between the web tool and a server.

The element is easy for me to understand.

If you read this statement, please click "Disagree".

This element creates transparency with regard to the processing of my data.

This element strengthens my awareness of data protection.

This element helps me process data in a way that keeps it protected and secure.

What would you change about this element and why?

How suitable do you think this element is?

The user has uploaded a file to a web tool that allows the data in this file to be edited. The tool may have stored keywords in the background, such as name, insurance number, or date of birth. As soon as these keywords appear in a file, this element appears, drawing attention to potentially sensitive data.

Please rate the following statements about the element.

Strongly disagreeDisagreeRather disagreeNeither disagree nor agreeRather agreeAgreeStrongly agree

The element alerts me to sensitive data in my file.

The element is easy for me to understand.

This element raises my awareness of data protection.

If you read this statement, please click "Strongly agree".

This element helps me process data in a way that keeps it protected and secure.

What would you change about this element and why?

How suitable do you think this element is?

The web tool used by the user enables them to edit data in a file. It has various functions for this purpose. One of these functions is the pseudonymization of sensitive data in the file. The user can obtain a brief description of this function by moving their cursor over the small question mark icon.

Please rate the following statements about the element.

Strongly disagreeDisagreeRather disagreeNeither disagree nor agreeRather agreeAgreeStrongly agree

The element is suitable for enabling me to pseudonymize sensitive data independently.

The element is easy for me to understand.

It makes sense to give me the option of pseudonymizing sensitive data.

If you read this statement, please click "Agree".

This element strengthens my awareness of data protection.

This element helps me process data in a way that keeps it protected and secure.

What would you change about this element and why?

How suitable do you think this element is?

The user has finished editing the file. They want to upload it. The process now requires the file to be sent to a service outside the platform for further processing (visualization of the data). Before the final upload, this message appears.

Please rate the following statements about the element.

Strongly disagreeDisagreeRather disagreeNeither disagree nor agreeRather agreeAgreeStrongly agree

The element is suitable for making it clear to me that the data is leaving this platform.

The element is easy for me to understand.

This element strengthens my awareness of data protection.

If you read this statement, please click "Disagree".

This element helps me process data in a way that keeps it protected and secure.

What would you change about this element and why?

Thank you for participating in this survey! Your opinion helps us greatly to understand the influence that the design elements of a user interface could have on users' awareness of data protection and their data literacy.

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