About Me

Hi! My name is Lin. I am a PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP), as part of the Responsible Computing Group with Asia Biega. 

My research investigates how we can improve online consent to be more responsible in two ways: i) improving the process of consent and data collection itself, and ii) investigating the wider issues surrounding why we need consent in the first place, and why it's often poorly done. I collaborate with researchers across computer science, tech policy, and law for broader societal and regulatory impact. Combining these collaborations with my own background in HCI, psychology, and privacy, I investigate the human aspects of the consent ecosystem.

I have presented my work, and have engaged with privacy and AI ethics stakeholders across Europe and North America such as the Future of Privacy Forum, French Data Protection Authority, and NOYB. My work has also won the Council of Europe's 2024 Rodotà Award in Data Protection, and has been featured in an AI Ethics Brief from the Montreal Institute of AI Ethics.