Hidde de Vries’ short and to-the-point article between analytics and accessibility contains three important highlights: It is impossible to reliably measure “disability” through web analytics Even if it were, those numbers would rather be a measure for the quality of a site (e.g […]
April 2022
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In “Dark Patterns in Personal Data Collection: Definition, Taxonomy and Lawfulness” Luiza Jarovsky dissects deceptive design patterns from a legal perspective, pointing to the fact that current privacy legislation does not properly address these intentionally misleading patterns that […]
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Datenschutz-Transparenz für Sehbehinderte
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This blog post by the German privacy blog “Datenschutz-Notizen” poses more questions than it provides answers, but I find it noteworthy for bringing together three of my core interests: legal design, accessibility and privacy. The text refers to a court ruling from Italy, where the […]
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This story starts with a story of conscious technology non-use: an average American, so upset by the opaque tracking of his everyday life, that he decides to pull the plug in an act of self-defence:
Crum, a charming individual who shares his opinions freely, isn’t […]
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What if you woke up tomorrow, and saw that you were blocked from Google. You’d probably be confused, right? You didn’t think you’d done anything wrong. Why would you be denied access to your Google account? Suddenly not being able to use your email, have the ability to work on […]
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