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Urban IoT Sensor Privacy & Acceptance Study

Measures residents' awareness, acceptance, privacy concerns, and trust regarding urban IoT sensor deployments, providing civic planners with actionable segmentation and attitudinal insights.

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22 questions · ~4 min
Q01
Long Text

Welcome to this research survey on smart city sensors in public spaces. We are interested in your honest experiences and opinions—there are no right or wrong answers. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you may stop at any time. All responses are confidential, will be anonymized, and reported only in aggregate. Results will be used to inform civic planning and public policy. Estimated time: 8–10 minutes. By continuing, you indicate that you have read and understand the above information and agree to participate.

Q02
Multiple Choice

Do you currently live within the official city limits of your primary municipality?

Q03
Multiple Choice

In the past 12 months, which city-operated sensors have you personally noticed? (Select all that apply)

Q04
Long Text

Overall, how supportive or opposed are you to expanding the use of smart city sensors across your city?

Q05
Long Text

How concerned are you about privacy risks from data collected by city sensors in public spaces?

Q06
Multiple Choice

Which safeguards would make you more comfortable with smart city sensor deployments? (Select all that apply)

Q07
AI Interview

We'd like to understand your views more deeply. An AI moderator will ask you a few follow-up questions about your experiences and feelings regarding smart city sensors. Please respond as openly as you'd like.

Q08
Long Text

What is your age?

Q09
Long Text

Thank you for participating! Your responses have been recorded and will be used to help inform decisions about smart city sensor programs in your community. If you have questions about this study, please contact [research team email].

Q10
Long Text

How long have you lived in your current city?

Q11
Long Text

How supportive or opposed are you to installing smart city sensors on your block or in your immediate neighborhood?

Q12
Long Text

What specific privacy risk, if any, worries you most about city sensor data? Please describe briefly.

Q13
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Please rank these potential uses of city sensor data from most acceptable to least acceptable.

Q14
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Based on your responses in this survey, please share any additional thoughts or feelings about smart city sensors in your community.

Q15
Multiple Choice

How do you describe your gender?

Q16
Long Text

How much do you trust your city government to manage sensor data responsibly?

Q17
Long Text

What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Q18
Long Text

How much do you trust private technology contractors to manage sensor data responsibly?

Q19
Long Text

Which best describes your current employment status?

Q20
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How much do you trust law enforcement agencies to manage sensor data responsibly?

Q21
Long Text

Which part of the city do you primarily live in?

Q22
Long Text

How much do you trust independent oversight bodies (e.g., privacy boards, auditors) to manage sensor data responsibly?

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

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