NIT Bhopal | Dark Patterns Buster Hackathon (DPBH-2023), Apply by 20 January 2024!
Overview:
NIT Bhopal is hosting Dark Patterns Buster Hackathon (DPBH-2023), a hackathon aimed at countering deceptive design to ensure ethical user experiences, inviting applicants to participate.
The problem statement:
Design and prototype innovative apps or software-based solutions that can detect the use, type, and scale of dark patterns on e-commerce platforms.
Detect & Flag:
- False Urgency
- Basket sneaking
- Confirm shaming
- Forced action
- Subscription trap
- Interface interference
- Bait and switch
- Drip pricing
- Disguised advertisement
- Nagging
Desirable technologies and features:
- Generative AI and LLMs for the detection of Dark Patterns
- Central or Distributed RepositoryManagement
- Patterns Detection Accuracy
- Data Transparency Compliance
- Data Collection with Privacy Protection
- Cross-Browser Compatibility
- Pattern Versioning
- Crowd-sourced Pattern Identification
- Performance Optimization
- Friendly Extensions, Plugins, Mobile apps, etc.
Important Dates:
Round 1: Team Registration* Last Date: 20 Jan 2024
[Registration link: https://forms.gle/ZoMJxFPn56APRNoDA ]
Round 2: Internal Hackathon at Nodal Centre: Jan.21 – 31, 2024
Round 3: Grand Finale at IIT (BHU), Varanasi: Feb.17, 2024
Note:
- Important Guidelines for Team Participants, a team should include 2 to 5 eager participants.
- The top 5 teams will be awarded after final Round 3 at IIT (BHU).
- Prizes of INR 10 Lakhs, INR 5 Lakhs, INR 3 Lakhs, INR 2 Lakhs & INR 1 Lakh.