Hear from TTC Labs and our industry partners on events, new tools, and approaches to designing for trust, transparency, and control.

Spotlight Interview: Luca Bolognini, President of the Italian Institute for Privacy and Data Valorisation
Luca Bolognini understands data privacy in the metaverse better than most. As President of the Italian Institute for Privacy and Data Valorisation, he’s at the forefront of data protection and has published several esteemed articles on the subject. Here, Luca gives his expert opinion on the legal and ethical responsibilities that businesses must consider, so that users can exercise their rights.

Resolving Artificial Intelligence Governance Challenges through Policy Prototyping
Learning how to make policy work better for society is a continuous evolving process. As a group of Masters students in Public Policy at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, we fully appreciate this. Experimentation using novel tools such as product and policy prototyping as part of the “People-centric Approaches to Algorithmic Explainability” project driven by Meta’s TTC Labs and Open Loop presented an opportunity to explore experimental methodologies in the space of emerging technology. What’s more, in a critical area like artificial intelligence (AI) which is already part of the fabric of modern life yet is growing more complex, requires careful consideration of governance approaches.

How we’ve used co-design to develop parental supervision tools at Meta
Designing digital products for young people presents unique challenges. As obvious as it may seem, it can be easy to forget that teens are not miniature adults, but a population with distinct and rapidly-evolving needs, goals and motivations. As product makers, we also recognize that we don’t have all the answers, and that gathering young people’s perspectives on the technologies that impact their lives is essential to ensuring their needs are met.

Our approach to co-designing with teens and parents/guardians
As we work to support young people and their families across Meta technologies, we’re committed to learning from teens, parents, guardians and experts. Through our global program of co-design and expert consultation, we use a multidisciplinary research approach that invites people to participate as collaborators in our design process, empowering them to have their say and ensuring our products meet their needs.

Privacy Enhancing Technology - January Newsletter
In our first issue of 2022 we delve deeper into the world of Privacy Enhancing Technologies, otherwise known as PETs.

Privacy Research & Innovation: Project Aria Design Jam, Singapore
On the 28th and 29th September we held a virtual Design Jam on the subject of “Privacy and Research Ethics” with stakeholders in Singapore including prominent academics and thought leaders from the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technical University,the Singaporean data regulators IMDA and PDPC, industry groups (VR AR Association) and startups working on AR products.

June Update: Youth Co-design & Expert Consultation Initiative on Guardian Supervision, Teen Autonomy and Education
This interim update is part of our commitment to keep external stakeholders informed about the progress of our global co-design initiative. We are sharing this update with expert session participants and stakeholders from governments, academia and non-governmental organizations.

Designing for the Future of Data Sharing in India, Design Jams 2020
In December 2019, India redefined the ownership of personal data with the introduction of The Personal Data Protection Bill. India became one of the world’s first legislators to define the rights individuals have over their personal data, and the responsibilities of entities accessing user data.

Our Learnings: FB Accelerator Singapore, Season 2
The "Facebook Accelerator - Singapore" programme is a unique collaboration between Facebook, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), The TTC Labs Team, and Craig Walker Design and Innovation Studio. The six-month programme aims to support and empower innovative, data-driven startups across the Asia Pacific region. During the programme, the participating startups can access workshops, practical training, mentoring and expertise from colleagues within Facebook and key external partners with whom they collaborate on the programme.

Consent is not a state, it's a statement
The Data Design Innovation Program at Startup Garage conducted by TTC Labs and Meaningful represented a milestone on our startup journey and sparked a deep change in our relationship to product design.

The Data Innovation Stream: an innovation catalyst for Startups
Foodvisor is a French startup that joined the 2018 season of Facebook's Paris-based incubator Startup Garage and their team took part in the Data Innovation Program led by TTC Labs on a 3-month program to improve the design, transparency and control of personal data in digital products.

Why privacy policies are falling short...
Do you actually read an app or website’s privacy policy before clicking to accept the terms?
Most of us don’t – and that means privacy policies are missing the mark.
Making space for surprises
Designing for meaningful consent

Content strategy: the power of words
When people think of design, they tend to focus on pixels, colours, fonts and interactions. The words and language inside these interfaces are often overlooked. This is a problem when you consider that without words, the majority of online interfaces would essentially be meaningless.