Privacy by Design : Developing a Tool For Risk Assessment in a Data Protection Context

Privacy by design is one of the core principles of GDPR, but what role does design really serve here? This thesis project explores how interaction design methods can affect data privacy by prototyping a tool for risk assessment in a data protection context. With basis in user research, prototyping and usability testing, a design prototype is built as a suggestion for a new way to work with risk assessments. Findings show that there is a need for better usability when assessing risk in data protection, and that tools shaped according to user needs benefit risk assessments. At stake is our data privacy.