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“Guess the User?”: A Board Game Approach to Children's Digital Privacy Rights and Data Awareness

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This paper introduces Guess the User?, a board game developed to promote dialogue and critical reflection on digital footprints and data collection practices. Inspired by the classic game Guess Who?, it challenges players to deduce a user's digital profile from limited data categories, including devices, online habits, and preferred applications. An exploratory study conducted in a school, a museum, and a library in Lima, Peru, reveals enthusiastic engagement among participants. However, it also identifies gaps in children's understanding of key digital privacy concepts, such as digital footprint. These findings underscore the importance of developing educational tools that empower children to recognize and protect their personal data rights.

Source: ACM International Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC)

DOI: 10.1145/3713043.3731475

Author: Maria Esperanza Sasaki Otani

Institutions: University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz, Zurich University of the Arts

Language: English

Topic: Privacy, Security, and Data Protection

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4411558481

FWCI: 5.119

Cites: 6

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10