As mange countries in the world are gearing up to protect children online, new technical solutions are introduced. One of the latest examples is the technical solution ConsentCheq that makes it possible to meet the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) … Read More
Amazon Prime’s design feature manipulates users into sticking with paid memberships, claims the Norwegian Consumer Council, and that is not okay. Therefore they have filed a legal complaint to the Consumer Protection Authority saying that Amazon puts obstacles in the way of … Read More
So far 2021 has been a year with growth in the use of privacy-focused apps. The milestone of Duck Duck Go Last week the privacy-focused search engine Duck Duck Go reached a major milestone when it recorded its first-ever day with … Read More
Every time we click and swipe our way through the internet, our data is being collected in ways that are not visible or incomprehensible for us – the users. Data sits in all the veins of digital services and is … Read More
“Dear Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft, We represent a diverse coalition of interest groups and individuals calling on you to end targeted, ‘behavioural’ advertising to children on your sites, and the tracking which underpins it”. These are the opening … Read More
Written by David Oehlenschläger, trauma psychologist and Mie Oehlenschläger, external lecturer, New Media. Recently news media reported a story about a suicide video that was displayed on several social media platforms such as TikTok and Facebook. The video was originally … Read More
Children interact with or are impacted by AI systems that are not designed for them, and current policies do not address this, according to a new UNICEF draft policy guidance report on children and AI. AI systems are increasingly being … Read More
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is currently drafting a general comment on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment. The document falls under the Rights of the Child – the most ratified human rights treaty in … Read More
During the last year the video sharing platform TikTok has become very popular. And according to Euronews TikTok’s popularity spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the app being the second-most installed application in April 2020 worldwide, with more than 107 … Read More
The internet was never designed with the best interest of the child in mind. Now it is time to fix it! This seems to be the philosophy behind to law proposals in the US and the UK. In the spring … Read More
Review. Change for the better is difficult. But there is a good chance that it will become easier after reading the “The Ethical Design Handbook” by Trine Falbe Kim Andersen and Martin Michael Frederiksen. Read it if you are in … Read More
“Big Tech manipulates Academia in order to avoid regulation”, claims Rodrigo Ochigame in a recent article in The Intercept. But maybe the headline ought to be: “Big Tech buys Academia in order to avoid regulation”? It started back in 2016 … Read More
Growth can happen fast. TikTok was launched in 2017 as a video social networking app for markets outside of Asia, and in November 2019 the app was one of the most downloaded in the world with more than 1.5 billion … Read More
“Careful and transparent consideration should always be given to the questions of why, for whom, when, and how transitions to digital systems take place”, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, states in a report that was … Read More
Research. Dark patterns are increasingly common on digital platforms including social media websites, shopping websites, mobile apps, and video game. The design is everything from annoying to deceiving. New report from Princeton University on how to trick users into giving … Read More
“In a world of connected toys, communications platforms and information services it is extremely difficult for parents and children to to make informed choices or exercise any control over the way services use children’s data. “Often the only choice in … Read More
Get this article in Spanish here Blog. The future is lying in the cities. In 1950, approximately 1 billion people were living in urbanized areas on our planet; by the end of this century UN projections forecast that 85% of the world … Read More
News. The Chinese app TikTok (former Musical.ly) has been fined under the American privacy law COPPA for disturbing practices towards children. Is YouTube next? The American Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleges that the app TikTok for years directed their service … Read More
News. How do we make sure that artificial intelligence (AI) in judicial systems are compliant with international standards like the European Convention on Human Rightsand the Council of Europe convention on data protection? According to Council of Europe a brand … Read More
Blog. For each year passing by more children are getting online, and younger children are spending more and more of their day online. A new study from the UK Children’s Commissioner is on a very important mission: To kickstart thoughts … Read More
Research. Robots, AI and algorithms may increase economic growth in GDP. But do they increase human well-being? At a dinner debate in Brussels, experts and politicians shared opinions on the issue. There is a lot of talk about tech, digitization … Read More