The research from Aarhus University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University College, London look at consent management platforms that have been introduced to the web to conform with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, particularly its requirements for consent when companies collect and process users’ personal data. This research analyses how the most prevalent CMP designs affect people’s consent choices.
Dark Patterns after the GDPR: Scraping Consent Pop-Ups and Demonstrating Their Influence
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