Civic Tech Chat

Ryan Koch (https://twitter.com/ryan_koch) chats with us a bit about dark patterns, a set of deceptive techniques that are often used in the design of technology products and services. We'll talk about what they are, why they are important, as well as what the government is trying to do about it.

Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/hECzBJh

Resources and Shoutouts:
- Shining a Light on Dark Patterns: https://academic.oup.com/jla/article/13/1/43/6180579?login=false
- What are dark patterns and how are they tricking me?: https://www.raconteur.net/technology/dark-patterns/
- Dark pattern types: https://www.darkpatterns.org/types-of-dark-pattern
- WaPo piece about Google lawsuit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/01/24/google-location-data-ags-lawsuit/
- Princeton and UChicago study: https://webtransparency.cs.princeton.edu/dark-patterns/
- FTC enforcement policy statement: https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_statements/1598063/negative_option_policy_statement-10-22-2021-tobureau.pdf

Show Notes

Ryan Koch (https://twitter.com/ryan_koch) chats with us a bit about dark patterns, a set of deceptive techniques that are often used in the design of technology products and services. We'll talk about what they are, why they are important, as well as what the government is trying to do about it. Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/hECzBJh Resources and Shoutouts: - Shining a Light on Dark Patterns: https://academic.oup.com/jla/article/13/1/43/6180579?login=false - What are dark patterns and how are they tricking me?: https://www.raconteur.net/technology/dark-patterns/ - Dark pattern types: https://www.darkpatterns.org/types-of-dark-pattern - WaPo piece about Google lawsuit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/01/24/google-location-data-ags-lawsuit/ - Princeton and UChicago study: https://webtransparency.cs.princeton.edu/dark-patterns/ - FTC enforcement policy statement: https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_statements/1598063/negative_option_policy_statement-10-22-2021-tobureau.pdf

What is Civic Tech Chat?

Civic Tech Chat is a podcast about the civic technology movement. We seek to harness the power technology has to improve the delivery of public services to people everywhere.