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Overview

CogniGuard is a powerful web extension designed to empower users by identifying and combatting dark patterns on various websites, particularly focusing on E-commerce platforms. Ensuring users a transparent and ethical online experience.

About Dark Patterns => https://www.deceptive.design/

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Open Source Programs

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This project is part of GirlScript Summer of Code. We warmly welcome contributions from the community.
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This project is part of Vinyasa Summer of Code We warmly welcome contributions from the community.

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Cogni-BERT Model Scores

Sweeps Training Hyperparametrs

BERT Fine-Tuned Sweep training

Project Setup Locally πŸš€

Link of Cogni-BERT Trained Model

  1. Huggingface spaces link --> https://huggingface.co/spaces/4darsh-Dev/dark_pattern_detector_app/tree/main/models

Setting up project locally

  1. clone the git repository locally.
git clone https://github.com/4darsh-Dev/CogniGaurd.git
  1. Install python and setup virtual envionment.

1. Open terminal

pip install virtualenv 
cd CogniGaurd
1. For setting django-web-app
cd django-web-app
2. For setting django-mlapi-backend
cd django-mlapi-backend

create a sample .env file in root directory (OPTIONAL)

#.env file


# Email server configuration
EMAIL_HOST=smtp.your-email-provider.com
EMAIL_HOST_USER[email protected]
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD=your_email_password


# database configuration or use default sqlite3 
DB_NAME=your-database-name
DB_USER=your-db-user-name
DB_PASSWORD=your-db-password
DB_HOST=your-db-host
DB_PORT=your-db-port
PJ_SECRET_KEY=your-django-project-secret-key
python -m venv myenv 

Activating virtual environment named as myenv

1. In Windows πŸͺŸ
.\myenv\Scripts\activate  
2. In Linux/Mac 🐧
 source myenv/bin/activate
  1. Installing required modules and libraries
 pip install -r requirements.txt 
  1. Running Django Development Server Do the following task for contributing to project and you have to revert these changes before committing These steps can be used for working on local device for contribution
In cogniguard/settings.py
# for vercel deployment 
# SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get("PJ_SECRET_KEY")
SECRET_KEY="default-development-secret-key"

# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
DEBUG = True

DATABASES = {
    #  setting default sqlite3 configuration for development server
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
    }
    # for vercel deployment
    # 'default': {
    #     'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
    #     'NAME': os.environ.get("DB_NAME"),
    #     'USER': os.environ.get("DB_USER"),
    #     'PASSWORD': os.environ.get("DB_PASSWORD"),
    #     'HOST': os.environ.get("DB_HOST"),
    #     'PORT': os.environ.get("DB_PORT"),
    # }
}
In cogniguard/urls.py
# # vercel deployment configuration
# urlpatterns += static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
# urlpatterns += static(settings.STATIC_URL, document_root=settings.STATIC_ROOT)
python manage.py makemigrations 
python manage.py migrate 

```bash 
python manage.py runserver 

-- Server will be started at localhost (example: http://127.0.0.1:8000/)

--- Warning! - Ensure to undo the development settings changes before pushing code for vercel production and PRs.

Setting up CogniGuard Web Extension

  1. Open Google Chrome Browser and visit url
 chrome://extensions/ 
  1. Turn on Developer Mode.
  2. Click on load unpacked and then select the cogniguard-web folder with manifest.json
  3. Click on extension icon and you will find the CogniGuard.
  4. Open the desired website URL (https://snapdeal.com/) on web browser and then click on Analyze button.
  5. The Analyzing process will start running on backend.

Tech Stack πŸ› οΈ

  • Web Extension: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
  • Python (BeautifulSoup, Scrapy): Web scraping for price data analysis.
  • Django: Backend for API management and Dark pattern report pattern for CogniGuard
  • BERT Model: Fine-tuned for sophisticated pattern recognition.

Screenshots πŸ“Έ

[Include screenshots of the extension interface in action.] coming soon.

Documentation πŸ“–

Detailed documentation on usage, contribution guidelines, and API integration can be found in the Documentation Link.

Contributors πŸ§‘β€πŸ’»

Acknowledgments πŸ™

We express our gratitude to the incredible individuals who have contributed to the development and success of CogniGuard. 🌟 Your dedication, passion, and insights have played a pivotal role in shaping this project.

Special thanks to the open-source community for their continuous support and collaborative spirit. πŸš€ Your contributions, whether big or small, have contributed to the growth and improvement of CogniGuard.

Feedback πŸ“¬

We value your feedback! Report issues at [email protected] Propose features, or submit pull requests. Let's create a fair and transparent digital environment together! 🌐✨

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