the topic for PHD proposal is nternet culture of privacy and security.
some information regards this topic:
Privacy and security are products of human culture and have become cultural phenomena on the Internet. Online communities, where people exchange massive amounts of information, incubate such cultures of privacy and security. These Internet cultures can influence people’s privacy, security, and even adversarial behaviors. By measuring and understanding online communities, this project will study the interplay between cultural factors and people’s privacy and security behaviors