University of Waterloo

$58,708.00 CAD

≈ 9 months of average Canadian pay
Department
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Program
Contributions Program
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2024-2025
Agreement period
June 3, 2024 – March 31, 2025
Reference
opc-cpvp:CP-000076

Published purpose

This research will explore that negative effects of deceptive design on user information privacy in commercial VR applications. By identifying and classifying deceptive design patterns in VR that undermine and subvert users’ privacy, the researchers seek to develop countermeasures and guidelines to counteract their negative impact, increase awareness, and provide design and policy guidelines and recommendations to VR developers, policymakers, and government.

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