Students: Sara Sandhaug, Dina Louise Bugge, Annie Strandjord, Petra Börcsök
Tutors: Mario Santamaría, Anna Vidal Gayette, Valeria Castillo, Ivan Paz, Raúl Goñi
Format: Graphic Visualization
Topic: Internet Data Mining
Year: 2024
Most websites ask you to “accept cookies”, but the terms are often so long and complicated that most people don’t bother reading them. This allows websites to collect personal data without users fully understanding what they are agreeing to. So cookies personalize your experience, but at what cost?
Our project uses and interactive quiz to explore how digital cookies work and their impact on privacy. The quiz asks questions about hoe you share and use data online and is designed to feel unsettling, mimicking the intrusive nature of cookies. At the end of the quiz, you receive a personalized digital cookie that reflects your online behavior, along with a printed receipt to takehome. This serves as a thought-provoking reminder of how much data you share and how little you may know about it. Does today’s society think the convenience of cookies have more value than the cost of them?`