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Rationalizing Dark Patterns: Examining the Process of Designing Privacy UX Through Speculative Enactments

Lei Nelissen
Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands

Lei Nelissen is a design technologist with a MSc in Industrial Design from the Department of Industrial Design at the Eindhoven University of Technology. His research interests and professional work concern the operationalization of privacy legislation in both systems and user experiences, focusing on integrative qualities and meaningful choices. He has a broad range of professional experience in the cross-section of user experience design and web technologies, working for De Jongens van de TU (Eindhoven), Studio Tast (Eindhoven), Southern Cross Austereo (Sydney) and Philips Experience Design. He currently works at BMD Studio, a design studio based in Eindhoven, where he is further developing user experiences involving the management of personal information.

Mathias Funk
https://www.mathias-funk.com/
Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Germany

Mathias Funk is Associate Professor in the Future Everyday group in the Department of Industrial Design at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). He has a background in Computer Science and a PhD in Electrical Engineering (from TU/e). His research interests include methods and tools for designing with data, designing systems of smart things, and interfaces for musical expression. In the past he has researched at Philips Consumer Lifestyle and Philips Experience Design, Intel Labs (Santa Clara), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, and National Taiwan University. He is also the co-founder of UXsuite, a high-tech spin-off from TU/e.