The Internet has evolved into a ubiquitous and indispensable digital environment in which
people communicate, seek information, and make decisions. Despite offering various …

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is in effect since May of 2018. As one of the
most comprehensive pieces of legislation concerning privacy, it sparked a lot of discussion …

An influential line of thinking in behavioral science, to which the two authors have long
subscribed, is that many of society's most pressing problems can be addressed cheaply and …

There is a rapidly growing literature on dark patterns, user interface designs—typically
related to shopping or privacy—that researchers deem problematic. Recent work has been …

New consent management platforms (CMPs) have been introduced to the web to conform
with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, particularly its requirements for consent …

Online services pervasively employ manipulative designs (ie, dark patterns) to influence
users to purchase goods and subscriptions, spend more time on-site, or mindlessly accept …

Many websites have added cookie consent interfaces to meet regulatory consent
requirements. While prior work has demonstrated that they often use dark patterns—design …

User engagement with data privacy and security through consent banners has become a
ubiquitous part of interacting with internet services. While previous work has addressed …

As a result of the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, European users encounter cookie
banners on almost every website. Many of such banners are implemented by Consent …

Dark patterns are an abuse of the tremendous power that designers hold in their hands. As
public awareness of dark patterns grows, so does the potential fallout. Journalists and …