A Design Approach to Protect Children’s Rights to Privacy and Freedom

Davide M. Parrilli, Rodrigo Hernández-Ramírez

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Abstract

The lack of privacy in digital services is one of the main features of contemporary surveillance capitalism. Privacy can be understood as the right not to have intrusions into one’s private life and information, which we call negative privacy. Conversely, we regard positive privacy as the right to have personal data processed by service providers in a way that respects and enhances users’ preferences and tastes. This paper—which is part of a PhD project in design, ethics, and privacy—explores the relationship between UX design and positive privacy for a specific group of vulnerable users and citizens: children. In particular, this paper analyses to what extent design patterns found in YouTube Kids protect and enhance their positive privacy by recommending content consistent with the videos they (and their parents) have previously watched and searched for. The methodology followed involves field research and an assessment of the legal provisions governing the processing of children’s data under European and American legislation, along with YouTube Kids’ privacy policies. Our research reveals that the app’s UX has major loopholes that do not guarantee users’ positive privacy adequately.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDevelopments in design research and practice II
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages431-444
Number of pages14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameSpringer Series in Design and Innovation
Volume31

Keywords

  • Design ethics
  • Human-centered Design
  • UX Design

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