Cookie banners and privacy policies: Measuring the impact of the GDPR on the web

M Kretschmer, J Pennekamp, K Wehrle - ACM Transactions on the Web …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is in effect since May of 2018. As one of the
most comprehensive pieces of legislation concerning privacy, it sparked a lot of discussion …

Characterising third party cookie usage in the EU after GDPR

X Hu, N Sastry - Proceedings of the 10th ACM Conference on Web …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
The recently introduced General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires that when
obtaining information online that could be used to identify individuals, their consents must be …

Information technologies exposing children to privacy risks: domains and children-specific technical controls

T Crepax, V Muntés-Mulero, J Martinez… - Computer Standards & …, 2022 - Elsevier
EU data protection law requires that digital service providers and system developers put in
place technical measures that are adequate to protect children's informational privacy. The …

Skillbot: Identifying risky content for children in alexa skills

T Le, DY Huang, N Apthorpe, Y Tian - ACM Transactions on Internet …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Many households include children who use voice personal assistants (VPA) such as
Amazon Alexa. Children benefit from the rich functionalities of VPAs and third-party apps but …

Targeted and troublesome: Tracking and advertising on children's websites

Z Moti, A Senol, H Bostani, FZ Borgesius… - … IEEE Symposium on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
On the modern web, trackers and advertisers frequently construct and monetize users'
detailed behavioral profiles without consent. Despite various studies on web tracking …

SoK: Technical implementation and human impact of internet privacy regulations

E Birrell, J Rodolitz, A Ding, J Lee… - … IEEE Symposium on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Growing recognition of the potential for exploitation of personal data and of the shortcomings
of prior privacy regimes has led to the passage of a multitude of new privacy regulations …

Teaching Middle Schoolers about the Privacy Threats of Tracking and Pervasive Personalization: A Classroom Intervention Using Design-Based Research

S Khan, M Iqbal, O Osho, K Singh, K Derrick… - Proceedings of the CHI …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
With the pervasive and evolving use of tracking and AI to make inferences about online
platform users, it has become imperative for adolescents—a key demographic using such …

Protecting Children of the TikTok Era: A Discourse Analysis in the Absence of Law

AS Ingber, CC Su - Policy & Internet, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Insufficient protections from platforms and policymakers have left children vulnerable to the
harms of social media, engendering years of lively discussion around who should be held …

Towards Usable Parental Control for Voice Assistants

P Yang, J Fan, Z Wei, H Li, T Le, Y Tian - Proceedings of Cyber-Physical …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Voice Personal Assistants (VPA) have become a common household appliance. As one of
the leading platforms for VPA technology, Amazon created Alexa and designed Amazon …

Privacy Lost in Online Education: Analysis of Web Tracking Evolution

Z Su, R Helles, A Al-Laith, A Veilahti, A Saxena… - … on Advanced Data …, 2023 - Springer
Digital tracking poses a significant and multifaceted threat to personal privacy and integrity.
Tracking techniques, such as the use of cookies and scripts, are widespread on the World …