4 papers
Can the GPC standard eliminate consent banners in the EU?
Sebastian Zimmeck, Harshvardhan J. Pandit, Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius +3
In the EU, the General Data Protection Regulation and the ePrivacy Directive mandate consent for the use of personal data for the purpose of behavioural advertising and tracking te…
Exercising the CCPA Opt-out Right on Android: Legally Mandated but Practically Challenging
Sebastian Zimmeck, Nishant Aggarwal, Zachary Liu +2
Many mobile apps' business model is based on sharing user data with ad networks to deliver personalized ads. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives California residents a…
The enshittification of online search? Privacy and quality of Google, Bing and Apple in coding advice
Konrad Kollnig
Even though currently being challenged by ChatGPT and other large-language models (LLMs), Google Search remains one of the primary means for many individuals to find information on…
Google's Chrome Antitrust Paradox
Shaoor Munir, Konrad Kollnig, Anastasia Shuba +1
This Article examines Google's dominance of the browser market, highlighting how Google's Chrome browser plays a critical role in reinforcing Google's dominance in other markets. W…