Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada sweep report 2024 : deceptive design patterns.: IP54-117/2024E-PDF

"The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) coordinated and participated in this year's Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) Sweep on deceptive design patterns, or "dark patterns", along with 25 other privacy enforcement authorities from around the world. GPEN is an informal network of Privacy Enforcement Authorities, which supports information sharing, capacity building and cross-border cooperation on matters related to enforcement. Because of the mutual relevance of deceptive design patterns to both privacy and consumer protection, the Sweep was conducted for the first time in coordination with the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN). … OPC "sweepers" examined 145 websites and apps accessible in Canada across various sectors, such as retail, social media, news, and entertainment, as well as websites and apps that appear to be aimed at children"--Background, page 3.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, issuing body.
Title Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada sweep report 2024 : deceptive design patterns.
Variant title OPC of Canada sweep report 2024
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Rapport sur le ratissage du Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada de 2024 : mécanismes de conception trompeuse.
Title from cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information [Gatineau, Quebec] : Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada = Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada, [2024]
©2024
Description 1 online resource (28 pages) : colour illustrations
Catalogue number
  • IP54-117/2024E-PDF
Subject terms Web sites -- Design -- Corrupt practices -- Canada.
Mobile apps -- Design -- Corrupt practices -- Canada.
Privacy, Right of -- Canada.
Data protection -- Canada.
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