Hi all, I am designing a study to explore racism in a gay dating app (Jack'd). I plan to collect self-reported data of the user (freely available to anyone using the app) and types of people the particular user is interested in (available to premium users). I am planning to write a python script to collect samples from several major cities in the world -- therefore, I believe using automated data scraping technique will be more efficient than manually taking screen-shot of the users' profiles. I am aware of the recent controversy about scraping users' profile from Tinder ( https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/28/someone-scraped-40000-tinder-selfies-to-ma...). I am also aware that some researchers have used automated scraping techniques in studying Grindr ( https://www.jedbrubaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/Fitzpatrick-Disclosur...). I am aware that the app prohibits data scraping so I plan to officially contact them for their permission. I am interested in ways in which, after getting permission from the company, I can collect data in an ethical way, including how to protect the privacy of the users. Regards, Sam - - - - - - Lik Sam CHAN, Ph.D. Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, USC liksamchan.com | @liksamchan