Rethinking ‘Personal Data’: A Tale of Two Visions in EU Data Protection Law A clearer boundary around personal data restores coherence, sharpens rights, and stops the #GDPR from trying (and failing) to regulate everything at once. open.substack.com/pub/digidata...

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Regarding prev post, this is a non-deterministic architecture flow. An AI screening tool doesn’t follow 1 path — multiple models adjust ur profile before a human sees it. Rejection happens invisibly, systemically. 👉 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #DeceptiveDesign #DarkPatterns #UX

“Dark patterns” = tricks we can see in the UI. But the real danger lies deeper. Deceptive design covers hidden system logic, AI nudges & profiling we can’t see. If we only fight “dark patterns,” we ignore the machinery behind them.

#DarkPatterns were first wave. With AI in the mix, we’re looking at deceptive design that adapts in real time shaping interfaces. Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law unpacks how these systems work & why regulators are struggling. #DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #AI #UX #DigitalRegulation

🚨 New book alert! 🚨 After tackling #DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign, I’m diving into something even wilder: NeuroAI — AI powered by brain data. 📘 Artificial Intelligence, NeuroData, and Society: Law at the Edge of Cognition Coming 2026. #NeuroRights #AIethics #ScaryLaw

Can’t wait for this to be published!

Very happy to share the Table of Contents of my new book, "Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law: AI's Hidden Influence on Our Digital Experience" www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt...

Very happy to share the Table of Contents of my new book, "Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law: AI's Hidden Influence on Our Digital Experience" www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt...

To be rapped in the style of Ice Cube's Good Day. No defaults tricked me, no consent games played, No dark design got in my way. No hidden costs, no data decay — Regulators listen when I got somethin’ to say. Yeah… today was a good day.

Very happy to share the Table of Contents of my new book, "Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law: AI's Hidden Influence on Our Digital Experience" www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt...

Very happy to share the Table of Contents of my new book, "Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law: AI's Hidden Influence on Our Digital Experience" www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt...

Very happy to share the Table of Contents of my new book, "Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law: AI's Hidden Influence on Our Digital Experience" www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt...

Very happy to share the Table of Contents of my new book, "Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law: AI's Hidden Influence on Our Digital Experience" www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt...

Very happy to share the Table of Contents of my new book, "Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law: AI's Hidden Influence on Our Digital Experience" www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt...

Very happy to share the Table of Contents of my new book, "Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law: AI's Hidden Influence on Our Digital Experience" www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt...

#DeceptiveDesign is a governance failure, with AI evading fragmented laws. My book critiques the DSA’s scope, drawing on India’s DPDP oversight challenges for insights on reform. Systemic laws are critical. Pre-order: bit.ly/3GwBzbw #DarkPatterns #TechLaw #AI #BookLaunch

In Ch. 1, I explore how #DeceptiveDesign, like grief-targeted AI chatbots, erodes trust and democracy. My book, grounded in EU and FTC research, demands systemic reform to curb AI’s harms. Pre-order: bit.ly/3GwBzbw #DarkPatterns #TechLaw #DigitalEthics #BookLaunch

Dark Patterns, Digital Dominance, and the Resurgence of Unfair Trading Conditions 👉 digidata.substack.com/p/dark-patte... A new era for EU #competition law?

In AI’s dark patterns, do we see tech’s promise or its betrayal? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law reflects on our hope. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

AI’s “obfuscation” dark patterns, per Ch. 2, confuse users. Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law seeks clarity. See: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

AI’s dark patterns whisper choice, but do we hear freedom? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law muses on our digital will. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

Ch. 2 of Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law warns AI’s dark patterns erode consent. Legal reform is key. Read: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

Are we architects or victims of AI’s dark patterns? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law reflects on our role in tech’s dance. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

Ch. 1 of my book reveals how #DarkPatterns thrive in legal gaps. Harriet’s grief-targeted chatbot shows AI’s reach. EU’s AI Act lacks nuance for subtle harms. We need adaptive regulation. Pre-order: bit.ly/3GwBzbw #DeceptiveDesign #DigitalEthics #TechLaw #BookLaunch

When AI’s dark patterns erode trust, what binds us to truth? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law ponders our digital bonds. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

AI’s dark patterns nudge us silently—do we lose ourselves in their sway? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law reflects on our digital identity. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law (Ch. 2): AI’s dynamic dark patterns outsmart regs. Laws need teeth. Learn: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

Ofcom’s child safety guidance under the #OnlineSafetyAct ignores #darkpatterns—the architecture of manipulation. Regulating content while ignoring design is performative compliance. Kids deserve better. My full critique: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Dark patterns make AI a mirror of our flaws. Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law challenges: Can we code ethics into tech’s DNA? Redefine now. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

Follow me on Substack: lnkd.in/ezPECZ8B for more high-level analysis of tech-law. For low-level commentary, speeches, digital humour, etc. lnkd.in/eDtR68dE

AI’s manipulation of vulnerabilities, like Jessica’s dyslexia in Ch. 1, highlights #DeceptiveDesign’s ethical crisis. With 40% of websites manipulative, my book calls for laws addressing system architectures. Pre-order: bit.ly/3GwBzbw #DigitalEthics #TechLaw #DarkPatterns #BookLaunch

Dark patterns make AI a mirror of our flaws. Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law challenges: Can we code ethics into tech’s DNA? Redefine now. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

AI’s dark patterns in Ch. 2 manipulate via “social proof.” Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law calls for oversight. Read: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

Is AI’s dark pattern a tool of control or a test of our resolve? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law seeks the truth. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

Chapter 1 exposes how #DeceptiveDesign distorts choice, as in Roberta’s AI-driven taxi overcharge. FTC rules like Click-to-Cancel miss systemic issues. My book urges regulators to target algorithmic harms. Pre-order: bit.ly/3GwBzbw #DarkPatterns #ConsumerProtection #AI #BookLaunch

If AI’s dark patterns shaped our reality, what’s truth? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law asks: Can we redefine tech? www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

Do AI’s dark patterns herald a world where consent is a myth? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law questions our future. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

Ch. 2 exposes AI’s “forced action” dark patterns, per Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law. Ethical design is urgent. See: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

Can we know ourselves when AI’s dark patterns obscure our choices? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law probes the self. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

What if AI’s dark patterns locked us in a moral void? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law wonders: Can ethics fight back? www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law (Ch. 2): AI’s tailored dark patterns dodge laws. We need adaptive rules. Read: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

Ch. 2 in Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law reveals AI hiding costs via dark patterns. Regs must ensure transparency. Learn: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

If AI’s dark patterns scripted our digital lives, who’s the author? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law asks: Can we rewrite? www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

AI’s dark patterns, per Ch. 2, use data to trick users with fake urgency. Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law demands legal fixes. See: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

Ch. 2 of Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law shows AI crafting dark patterns to exploit trust. Laws must evolve to curb this. Read more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

AI’s dark patterns prey on our deepest instincts. Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law asks: Is ethical tech a fantasy or a fight worth waging? Act. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI

What if AI’s dark patterns became invisible puppeteers? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law probes: Could we cut the strings? www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI