RESEARCH QUESTION The research objective is to measure the economic impacts of dark patterns in the context of consumer data sharing in the US. Companies often design digital interfaces that manipulate or coerce users into actions they may not take otherwise. These designs are called “dark patterns” when they create consumer harm. The “economic impact”…
Read moreRESEARCH QUESTION The research aims to provide a comprehensive picture of the manner in which social media platforms are used by Eritreans in the country and diaspora communities, including an analysis of the role of social media platforms in the Tigray conflict. The main research question is: What is the impact of social media platforms…
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RESEARCH QUESTION In the context of the new tech regulations being passed around the world demanding that digital products and services are built and work in ways that promote “children’s best interests”; the research objective is to explore and define what “children’s best interests” means and how this relates to what children want and trust.…
Read moreRESEARCH QUESTION The original primary research question was about the safety of EdTech used in US K12 schools, and the findings indicated that the vast majority of the examined technology shared student data with risky third parties. The present research aims to better understand the actual data being shared and answer additional questions from the…
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RESEARCH QUESTION This research asks how young people’s expectations of privacy in the digital world can be better realized in policy, and by decision-makers in general. The research takes place in Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Ghana and Slovenia. The specific questions are: (1) What are young people’s expectations of privacy when it comes to the…
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