With the rise of COVID-19 cases globally, many countries released digital tools to mitigate the effects of the pandemic. In Germany the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) published the Corona-Data-Donation-App, a virtual citizen science (VCS) project, to establish an early warning system for the prediction of potential COVID-19 hotspots using data from wearable devices. While work on motivation for VCS projects in HCI often presents egoistic motives as prevailing, there is little research on such motives in crises situations. In this paper, we explore the socio-psychological processes and motivations to share personal data during a pandemic. Our findings indicate that collective motives dominated among app reviews (n=464) and in in-depth interviews (n=10). We contribute implications for future VCS tools in times of crises that highlight the importance of communication, transparency and responsibility.
翻译:随着全球COVID-19病例的上升,许多国家释放了数字工具来减轻这一流行病的影响。在德国,Robert Koch研究所(RKI)公布了一个虚拟公民科学项目Corona-Data-Dondation-App,这是一个虚拟公民科学项目,目的是建立一个早期预警系统,利用穿戴装置的数据预测潜在的COVID-19热点。虽然在HCI开展的VCS项目的动机工作往往呈现出普遍存在的自以为是的动机,但对危机局势中的这种动机却很少进行研究。在本文中,我们探讨了在大流行病期间分享个人数据的社会心理过程和动机。我们的调查结果表明,在应用审查(n=464)和深入访谈(n=10)中,集体动机占主导地位。我们在危机时期强调通信、透明和责任的重要性,我们对未来的VCS工具产生影响。