Online Privacy-Protected Synthesizer (TOPPS)

The OPPS browser extension is designed to collect and privacy-protect web browsing data for analytical purposes by researchers at Washington University and Boston University.

OPPS is completely non-profit. We do not sell data or make money from your data. Indeed, we neither collect individual data nor can we see individual data.

Our top priorities are privacy and security: all collected data is encrypted and analyzed anonymously at an aggregated level. The OPSS extension has been engineered with robust measures to ensure that personal information remains private and secure, aligning with our commitment to user privacy and data protection standards. Further details on our state-of-the-art privacy protection are available on the project website: https://op-ps.org/

OPPS requires a Mechanical Turk Worker ID to process payment; however, the ID is not connected to individual browser data.

OPPS has approval from Institutional Review Boards (IRB) at both Washington University (ID# 202312041) and Boston University (ID# XXXX). If you are concerned about your rights as a research participant, you can contact the Human Research Protection Office at Washington University herehttps://hrpo.wustl.edu/about-us/contact-us/ or by calling 314-747-6800.