W3P: 2
  Title: Media studies: privacy narration
  Status: pending
  Type: Research
  Created: 2023-03-01
Background: privacy-centric narrations around web3 are full of controversies & biases generated not just by anti-privacy people but privacy experts. It impacts privacy storytelling that's still related to crime &/or "nothing to hide" communication. At the same time, the market lacks deeper research on privacy narrations & a system breakdown of all existing stereotypes & biases. ==Phases== * Existing web3/crypto privacy narration research. * Handbook for web3 privacy advocacy. ==Phase 1: Existing web3/crypto privacy narration research== Delivery: research on industry narration around privacy from media coverage to professional opinions. =Goal= * to map down privacy storytelling within the industry * to cover privacy narration & web3/crypto within external agents * structure framing, biases, vocabulary - make a foundation for a re-framing =Areas of interest= =internal gaze= * How media frame privacy. * Differences within expert takes on privacy. * Existing privacy-centric vocabulary. * Privacy advocates comms directions. =external gaze= * How media & governments frame privacy. * What privacy biases exist. **Approach** Traditional media studies approach that researches both quantitative & qualitative narrations around subject. =Categorised= * positive, negative, neutral framing filters (tonality) * vocabulary segmentation * relations within framing (Tornado Cash + North Korean hackers) * quantitative statistics * privacy agents map (roles, relation to industry, pro / anti status) * text-based, visual content References: * COVID media studies: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-021-00900-z * https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19644-6 Note: these are academic approach, that isn't necessary needed here in its full form. ==Phase 2: Handbook for web3 privacy advocacy== Delivery: an actionable handbook for privacy advocacy. =Details= Research will help to make an actionable handbook for privacy advocacy rooted in re-framing existing toxic storytelling. Moreover, it will give instruction & positive narrations to sceptics (like Aztec co-founder stating that people don't need privacy). Think of this as a "privacy brandbook". =Goal= * have a easy to execute document for various audiences to become privacy advocates * fact & stats accuracy helps to unify storytelling within multiple agents: media, experts, community * helps to raise awareness about state of privacy storytelling within industry & beyond =Format= * GitHub wiki * PDF References: * Conversation toolkits for activists: https://www.amnestyusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/DeadlyForceConversationToolkit.pdf * https://www.ala.org/tools/sites/ala.org.tools/files/content/LTC_ConvoGuide_final_062414.pdf