# A Lesson for the Future: Will You Let Me Violate Your Privacy to Save Your Life?
## 5 Methodology
### Survey Protocol  
Due to the low adoption rate of CTAs, we designed this survey for both those who have heard of them and those who have not. We purposely avoided any personal questions regarding the participants' experience with COVID-19 to maintain focus on CTAs, rather than personal losses. The survey was designed to gather the participants' opinions before and after presenting them with findings regarding positive results from CTAs, as well as whether they would change as a result. The survey had the following main sections to gradually focus on the main topic before presenting the findings, then it reiterated some questions to fully grasp the participants' opinions on CTAs. **Demographics. ** First, we asked the participants general demographic questions, such as age range, gender, the highest level of education, and province or territory within Canada. We hypothesized that these questions might correlate with participants' attitudes toward COVID-19 and CTAs. **Questions related to COVID-19. ** The questions focused more on the participants' experience and following of COVID-19, avoiding any details, such as infections and deaths. This section provided a deeper insight into how the participants' attitudes toward the pandemic could influence their stance on CTAs. It begins with their concern for their wellbeing during the pandemic, how closely they followed the infection rates and death toll, and how well they believed the government handled the pandemic. The last question asked whether the participant received at least one vaccination to discover relationships between their personal choices and opinions. All questions, excluding the vaccination one, were a five-point Likert scale designed to avoid constraining the participant to a simple yes or no. **Knowledge of Contact Tracing Applications. ** This section was added to discover whether the participants' opinions on CTAs were due to a lack of knowledge about them. The first question asked if the participant regularly used their smartphone, and if they did not would be a critical factor for why they did not participate in contact tracing, as they are exclusive to such devices. We then continued with specific questions regarding CTAs and the participants' knowledge of their existence. First was whether they were familiar with CTAs used for the COVID-19 pandemic. The second was if they were familiar with COVID Alert and/ or ABTraceTogether, the two Canadian CTAs, the latter being the Alberta-specific app. Lastly, we asked whether they downloaded either application, giving us an idea of the participants' overall adoption rate. **Opinion of Contact Tracing Applications. ** The questions were added to gather a deeper insight into the participants' stances and concerns regarding CTAs. First, to collect their opinion directly, we asked if the participant believed CTAs were important in slowing the spread of COVID-19. Next, we asked if the participant was concerned for their privacy when using a CTA. This would gather if sharing personal information was a deciding factor when choosing whether or not to opt-in to the application. Following this, we asked if they did not mind sharing some of their information for contact tracing purposes. This would create a link between why, although participants were concerned for their privacy, they still opted in to download a CPA. Next, we asked if the government should remove the choice to download CPAs and make them mandatory for all citizens. Finally, we asked if they trust the government or a private company to collect their geolocation data to help with the COVID-19 pandemic. The combination of these questions gathers the complex situation that the pandemic and CTAs put us in. Although we wish to help the general public, our privacy is important. **Findings of COVID-19 Contact Tracing. ** In this section, there were no questions, just graphs and statements, outlining the significant findings regarding the successful implementation of CTAs within South Korea.