privacy Articles & Videos

  • Cookie Permissions 101

    Cookie permissions need to follow the law and strike the balance between respecting user privacy and being user-friendly.

  • Maintaining the Privacy and Security of Research Participants’ Data

    Maintaining participants’ data privacy and security before, during, and after data collection is critical to the user-research process. It protects participants from data breaches and cyber threats.

  • Privacy Policies and Terms of Use: 5 Common Mistakes

    Policy pages often fail to follow basic usability guidelines: they are not readable, lack high-level summaries and inside-policy navigation, have poor formatting, and are not available in expected places.

  • 3 Design Considerations for Effective Mobile-App Permission Requests

    Mobile permission requests are often poorly designed. Consider the content and timing of these requests, avoid dark patterns, and enable users to reverse their decision.

  • App Lockers for Shared Phone Use in India

    App lockers ensure privacy, parental control, and data safety for Indian phone owners who share mobile devices with others.