# Ethics Emerging: the Story of Privacy and Security Perceptions in Virtual Reality ## Overview **Authors:** Devon Adams, Alseny Bah, Catherine Barwulor, Nureli Musaby, Kadeem Pitkin, Elissa M. Redmiles **Publication Date:** 12 August 2018 **Link:** **Keywords:** virtual crimes, emotional harm, data sensitivity, user surveillance, ethical design, digital identity, mixed-methods research, code of ethics, online safety, cyber threats **Type:** Articles/Reports ## Summary This paper explores the security and privacy risks in virtual reality (VR) through a mixed-methods study involving interviews, surveys, and ethics co-design with developers. It highlights concerns regarding the sensitivity of user data and the emotional harm caused by virtual crimes. The study emphasizes the need for developers to address these risks and introduces a "code of ethics" for VR development to ensure safer user experiences. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://library.xrguild.org/mind-control-and-privacy-at-work/ethics-emerging-the-story-of-privacy-and-security-perceptions-in-virtual-reality.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.