Siddhartha Datta

Finally, our 3-year @CompSciOxford effort found a home at @FAccTConference. In this paper, we introduce+study a "right to repair for apps" and develop a prototype: #GreaseDroid. This promises browser #extensions for apps, and rich follow-up research 1/ doi.org/10.1145/359301…

@realGeorgeHotz @jackpotdk @jasoncwarner @comma_ai "give users tools to block stuff they don’t want to see" - we've been building interface re-rendering tools precisely to support this autonomy! (refs: arxiv.org/abs/2211.08005 <- arxiv.org/abs/2204.03731 <- arxiv.org/abs/2112.10699)

Why do we have to put up with dark patterns in the apps we love? Why can’t we fight back & make them better? Our DPhils @KKollnig & @0Enlightenment provide an answer: I Want My App That Way: Reclaiming Sovereignty Over Our Personal Devices youtu.be/BjCOrsKSoG8 #chi2021