Interface Design to Support Informed Choices When Users Face Numerous Privacy Decisions
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Applications that collect personal information from users often offer numerous privacy choices. However, providing user interfaces that support multiple informed privacy choices without fatiguing users is challenging. We developed interface variations for the onboarding process of a fictional social media app that included 17 privacy choices. These interfaces varied in several ways, including the number of screens, the way the settings were bundled on each screen, and whether there were “presets” that would pre-load choices. We conducted a 522-participant survey to explore how interface factors influence user sentiment, comprehension, and behavior. We offer guidance to privacy interface designers on approaches to maximizing informed user choice in the presence of numerous user decisions.
Source: IEEE Transactions on Privacy
Authors: Eman Alashwali, Andrea Miller, Alexandra Nisenoff, Kyerra Norton, Ellie Young, Prerna Bothra, Mandy Lanyon, Lorrie Faith Cranor
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,050
Funder: National Science Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W4412623615