FRADKIN FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH
EIN 88-2984963 · Economics (V22)
What they do
The Foundation Released The Following In 2024: An Open-source Browser Extension Framework, Webmunk. A First Draft of The Paper, "Data Sharing and Website Competition: The Role of Dark Patterns, and Presented It At Several Venues Including MIT and The Advances In Field Experiments Conference. In 2023, The Fradkin Foundation Was Incorporated and Set Up The Infrastructure to Receive and Administer Funds. It Received A First Tranche of Funding From The Internet Society Foundation In Pursuit of A Grant to Study The Economic Consequences of Dark Patterns On The Internet. Dark Patterns Are Digital Interfaces That Manipulate or Coerce Users Into Actions That They May Not Take Otherwise.The Foundation Will Seek to Answer The Following Questions:- How Effective Are Companies User Interface Designs In Manipulating Consumers Data Sharing Decisions?- How Do Dark Patterns Change The Economic Outcomes That Consumers Face Via Changing Their Data Sharing Decisions? In Particular, How Do Changes In Data
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2022
- Location
- 1122 COLORADO ST STE 301, AUSTIN, TX 78701-2133
- County
- Middlesex
- In care of
- % ANDREY FRADKIN