Nudges for privacy and security: Understanding and assisting users' choices online

A Acquisti, I Adjerid, R Balebako… - ACM Computing …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Advancements in information technology often task users with complex and consequential
privacy and security decisions. A growing body of research has investigated individuals' …

Risks inherent in the digital surveillance economy: A research agenda

R Clarke - Journal of information technology, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The digitisation of data about the world relevant to business has given rise to a new phase of
digitalisation of business itself. The digitisation of data about people has linked with the …

What makes a dark pattern... dark? Design attributes, normative considerations, and measurement methods

A Mathur, M Kshirsagar, J Mayer - … of the 2021 CHI conference on human …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
There is a rapidly growing literature on dark patterns, user interface designs—typically
related to shop** or privacy—that researchers deem problematic. Recent work has been …

Dark patterns at scale: Findings from a crawl of 11K shop** websites

A Mathur, G Acar, MJ Friedman, E Lucherini… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Dark patterns are user interface design choices that benefit an online service by coercing,
steering, or deceiving users into making unintended and potentially harmful decisions. We …

Dark patterns after the GDPR: Scra** consent pop-ups and demonstrating their influence

M Nouwens, I Liccardi, M Veale, D Karger… - Proceedings of the 2020 …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
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 …

” I am Definitely Manipulated, Even When I am Aware of it. It's Ridiculous!”-Dark Patterns from the End-User Perspective

K Bongard-Blanchy, A Rossi, S Rivas… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
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 …

Shining a light on dark patterns

J Luguri, LJ Strahilevitz - Journal of Legal Analysis, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Dark patterns are user interfaces whose designers knowingly confuse users, make it difficult
for users to express their actual preferences, or manipulate users into taking certain actions …

Trauma-informed computing: Towards safer technology experiences for all

JX Chen, A McDonald, Y Zou, E Tseng… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Trauma is the physical, emotional, or psychological harm caused by deeply distressing
experiences. Research with communities that may experience high rates of trauma has …

About engaging and governing strategies: A thematic analysis of dark patterns in social networking services

T Mildner, GL Savino, PR Doyle, BR Cowan… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Research in HCI has shown a growing interest in unethical design practices across
numerous domains, often referred to as “dark patterns”. There is, however, a gap in related …

A comparative study of dark patterns across web and mobile modalities

J Gunawan, A Pradeep, D Choffnes… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Dark patterns are user interface elements that can influence a person's behavior against
their intentions or best interests. Prior work identified these patterns in websites and mobile …