Global and Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Dark Patterns and Deceptive Design Practice

Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA), pp. 1–6

Abstract

Dark patterns and deceptive designs (DPs) refer to user interfaces (UIs) that trick people into interactions that benefit the service providers. Today, academic research, legal action, and media coverage has raised awareness among a diversity of stakeholders worldwide. Yet, the lens has focused on Western and English contexts. We propose a Special Interest Group (SIG) that centres on cross-cultural and interdisciplinary engagement. The organizing team, who hail from a plurality of nations and disciplines, will spark discussion by sharing their knowledge—findings, frameworks, methods, and tools—and culturally-sensitive perspectives on deception in modern digital products and services. Attendees will participate in a small group drawing activity, whereby culturally-specific DPs and disciplinary perspectives can be surfaced and communicated without reliance on a specific language or cultural frame. This SIG is expected to draw in a diversity of designers, researchers, security experts, and legal scholars concerned about ethical design practice.

Authors 7

1. Katie Seaborn

   Institute of Science Tokyo

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   Department of Industrial Engineering and Economics, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

2. Colin M. Gray

   Indiana University Bloomington

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   UXP2 Lab, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

3. Johanna Gunawan

   Maastricht University

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   Law and Tech Lab, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands

4. Thomas Mildner

   University of Bremen

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   University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany

5. René Schäfer Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

6. Lorena Sánchez Chamorro

   University of Luxembourg

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   Human-Computer Interaction Research Group, University of Luxembourg, Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

7. Satoshi Nakamura

   Meiji University

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   Meiji University, School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan