arxivcs.HC2026-07-06
Identifying Deceptive Patterns Across Three Age Groups: A Heuristic-Based Cognitive Walkthrough Study of Mobile Apps
Deceptive patterns are tactics used to manipulate users into performing unintended actions. Today, many of these deceptive patterns are implemented in mobile apps targeting diverse age groups. In this paper, we employ a heuristic-based cognitive walkthrough to explore how decepti…