A large literature demonstrates that dark patterns fulfill their objectives more easily when they are used on mobile applications, in particular mobile game applications. The context of use of said applications generates decision-making based on System 1 (Kahneman) and heuristics, which is fast and inexpensive in terms of cognitive costs. Beyond the visible direct consequences, these techniques contribute to the reinforcement of generalized behavioral manipulation practices which question our collective relationship to the progress of techniques and question our social contract in the digital age. This communication given by Fabien Lechevalier of Laval University and Marie Potel of Amurabi aims to provide an overview of the regulatory framework governing dark patterns, identify its shortcomings, and to propose sustainable regulatory solutions that really take into account human cognitive limits.

This highly anticipated, four-day event attracts professionals from all over the globe to connect and learn about the latest developments in privacy and data protection. Its conference, scheduled to hold on the 4th and 5th of April, will involve a roundtable featuring Marie Potel-Saville, founder and CEO of Amurabi, who will be discussing dark patterns, how to spot them, and how to switch to fair patterns.

This interactive workshop will recap the main takeaways of the CPDP23 panels about online deception and map out the next actions needed to undertake as a community to fight dark patterns. It will consider: • How might we capitalise on the existing knowledge about dark patterns? • What are the best ways to strategise and coordinate the upcoming actions of the community? • Which solutions against dark patterns exist and which ones should be created? • What is one common goal that can be achieved in 2023?

In this unique one-hour session of the first panel of the Women Advancing Privacy event, Luiza Jarovsky, Merry Marwig, Jessica Lee, Marie Potel-Saville, Siobhan Solberg, and Kristin Johnston discussed their privacy journeys, tips for growing in the privacy career and various privacy-related topics. Timestamps are provided to help you navigate: 00:00 - Luiza Jarovsky: current challenges being faced by privacy professionals and pursuing an academic degree in privacy 08:03 - Merry Marwig: privacy harms and her motivations as a privacy professional 20:11 - Jessica Lee: being a successful privacy lawyer and growing in the privacy career 32:06 - Marie Potel-Saville: dark patterns and fair patterns 43:48 - Siobhan Solberg: why privacy and marketing should work together 53:16 - Kristin Johnston: creating a successful privacy culture in your company.

Ever wonder where the privacy settings are on Facebook? How often do you mindlessly agree to cookie consent pop ups without thinking? Are you bamboozled by opt in/out questions? These deceptive tricks are known as “dark patterns”: interface design techniques that aim to trick or mislead Internet users. In this talk, guest Dr. Alex Beattie reveals the degree of the presence of dark patterns across the New Zealand Internet. He demonstrates how dark patterns cluster around online financial transactions and discusses how these tricks actively undermine user privacy. He will show how dark patterns are deployed as mechanisms to drive business revenue, facilitate customer surveillance, and reduce business operations costs. The talk will conclude with a sneak peek about his future research into the efficacy of dark patterns.

Dark patterns are used on the Internet to lure us into actions that are not in our interest - e.g. spending more money or sharing more data than we actually want. This webinar explains how dark patterns manipulate us and how you can protect yourself from them. The topic of "Dark Patterns" will be examined using current studies: participants will learn which psychological tricks and tendencies are used to manipulate consumers and how they can protect themselves from them.

From the General Data Protection Regulation to the California Consumer Privacy Act – and all the other new data protection frameworks arising in the US, Asia and Latin America – navigating the global data protection landscape is a challenge for most organizations. In this virtual series, Cooley practitioners will provide attendees with practical guidance and best practices around managing data protection-related issues while addressing the subject of dark patterns in design. They also will keep participants up to date on recent developments in the ever-evolving regulatory landscape.

Ethical Games is a two-day, single-track online conference and special issue with ACM Games aiming to bring together game academics to advance the debate on ethical design, development, and live operation of digital games with the long-term goal of providing concrete recommendations to the game industry and protecting players more efficiently with evidence-based guidelines. The conference will blend presentations with roundtable discussions (bringing together game academics and industry professionals) and online socialising opportunities.

Videogames use behavioural design strategies, i.e., dark patterns, to increase engagement and drive revenue. These affect consumer behaviour, e.g., extended playtime, and subsequently health, e.g., social well-being. HCI approaches such as motivational design or personalization are central to behavioural design strategies. Some approaches, e.g., guilt tripping of users, are ethically and legally questionable. This workshop aims to explore the ethical, health, and legal implications of behavioural design strategies and integrate interdisciplinary viewpoints, co-develop a road map to address behavioural design, and collect contemporary perspectives on behavioural design.

EDHEC Augmented Law Institute has created the Digital Ethics Officer Certifying Training Program, in partnership with Govern&Law, Seraphin.legal and AFJE. The program is geared at lawyers and legal professionals, data protection officers (DPOs), and consultants and digital experts. It includes among others, a module on transparency and dark patterns taught by Arianna Rossi, and participants are sure to gain skills to aid the implementation of ethical audits and meaningful specifications, compatible with the ‘ethics by design’ approach and identification of unsustainable digital practices.