Jun 2018

Report: Deceived by design

forbrukerradet.no

A detailed report, documenting how Google, Facebook and Microsoft use UI dark patterns to deceive and manipulate users towards accepting low privacy defaults; by the Norwegian Consumer Council.
2018

Modern myth: Nothing to hide? Collected responses to a dangerous fallacy

digitalcourage.de

Anyone who is concerned with surveillance will hear this statement over and over again. Though dangerous and false, it is very persistent. And we are fed up with it. Ten points against the notion that you have “nothing to hide”.
2018

IxDA Berlin #67: The strategic role of UX research

What made the combination of these two talks so powerful is their underlying message in combination: (UX) research is all about asking the right questions, using the right tools and embedding the activities in the organisational context to fit the processes, but maybe even more importantly to inject user-centred thinking into team culture.
2018

Reposting a Tweet by Webkongress Erlangen ‏

twitter.com

Exciting! Got invited to present my latest “Privacy as UX” talk at the “Webkongress Erlangen” conference in September, alongside a great a11y & webdev/des line-up (event in German)
2018