"The researchers also learned that, unbeknownst to them, an unauthorized link to the survey—which was designed to be emailed directly to transit workers—had been posted to a public-facing social media site," NYU Spokesperson Rachel Harrison said.
"The researchers concluded—based on the survey's vulnerability to responses from bots and/or people other than the intended recipients—that their data were compromised."
"We hope that providing evidence of the harassment and violence that workers face can lead to better data on transit worker safety and improved policies protecting this vital workforce," Robyn Gershon, clinical professor of epidemiology at the NYU School of Global Public Health and the study's senior author, stated.
"The researchers take this matter very seriously, as do the University and the School of Global Public Health," Harrison said.
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