Lab notes: May 2021
CR’s Digital Fellows deliver lightning talks on consumer tech harms Earlier this month we hosted an event to showcase the innovative work of...
Category: Privacy
Blog Posts
Dark Patterns Tip Line: Share Your Experiences with Manipulative Design
Every day, we’re exploited for profit through dark patterns: design tactics used in websites and apps to persuade you into doing things you...
Measuring and Protecting Consumer IoT Privacy at Scale: Smart Speakers
Internet of Things (IoT) devices are increasingly found in homes, providing useful functionality and convenience, such as smart speakers, TVs, and...
Calling all public interest tech researchers!
Are you passionate about privacy, security, or digital rights? Do you work on consumer protection research or new methods to study the digital world?...
A New Approach to Protecting Online Privacy
Though consumers have a fundamental right to privacy, there is no comprehensive federal privacy law granting consumers baseline privacy and security...
Big Tech’s thirst for data hurts vulnerable groups most affected by COVID
March may seem like a distant memory, but it was just a few months ago that the United States was first confronted with the realities of the global...
Student Tracking and the College Board
A recent review of the College Board website shows how students using the site are tracked, and how details of student activity on the College Board...
Why Lawmakers Need to Close the Regulatory Gap Around DNA Testing Companies
Even if you haven’t sent a sample of your DNA to a company like 23andMe or Ancestry.com, you probably know someone — perhaps even a close...