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cs.CY2026
Does Ad-Free Mean Less Data Collection? An Empirical Study of Platform Data Practices and User Expectations
Sepehr Mousavi, Abhisek Dash, Savvas Zannettou +1
Online platforms increasingly offer "paid" ad-free subscriptions as an alternative to the traditional "free" ad-based model. The transition to ad-free models ostensibly removes adv…
cs.CY2025
Setting the Course, but Forgetting to Steer: Analyzing Compliance with GDPR's Right of Access to Data by Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube
Sai Keerthana Karnam, Abhisek Dash, Antariksh Das +6
The GDPR's Right of Access aims to empower users with control over their personal data via Data Download Packages (DDPs). However, their effectiveness is often compromised by incon…