Still utilising sneaky #darkpatterns in #MacOS in an attempt to trick you into upgrading to the shinny-glass-hell of Tahoe.

Maybe you'll catch me next time, lads. #itJustWerks

Texas acusa #netflix de espionar crianças e de usar design viciante.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/11/texas-sues-netflix-lawsuit

#privacy #streaming #liberdade #darkpatterns #bigtech #evilcorp #eviltech

Give us your email, it's totally optional, but I can only "skip for now"........

So I have to give my email, and then unsubscribe or something?
Hardly optional.

#DarkPatterns

Data Brokers’ and #AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds

A new study finds AI companies, defense firms, and #dating apps are among 38 data collectors allegedly using manipulative design to confuse users while collecting their data.
#privacy #databrokers #darkpatterns #optout

https://www.wired.com/story/data-brokers-and-ai-firms-opt-out-forms-are-built-to-fail-report-finds/

Sycophancy is intentionally built into LLMs despite known risks.

#ai #llm #darkpatterns #UX #UI #videoessay

https://youtu.be/UBs-Tuo9EBs?si=HZqweNXtk7K_bEWw

Feed: All Latest | Data Brokers’ and AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds by Dell Cameron

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The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) audited the opt‑out processes of 38 major data collectors—including AI giants such as Google, Meta and OpenAI, data‑broker services like Spokeo and Whitepages, defense contractors, and dating apps—and found that they routinely employ manipulative designs that make it extremely difficult for users to stop the sale or sharing of their personal information. Their investigation identified at least eight tactics, such as burying opt‑out links in fine print, requiring multiple separate forms, forcing account creation or payment, and pre‑selected toggles that appear to opt‑out but actually do not. These practices raise safety concerns, as exemplified by cases where criminals used brokered data to locate victims, and EPIC notes that women, LGBTQ+ people, domestic‑violence survivors, and public officials are especially vulnerable. While several companies (e.g., Amazon, OpenAI, HireVue) disputed the findings or claimed default opt‑out status, EPIC argues that the real remedy is not better forms but stricter rules that prevent unnecessary collection of personal data in the first place.

Read more: https://www.wired.com/story/data-brokers-and-ai-firms-opt-out-forms-are-built-to-fail-report-finds/

#EPIC #Google #OpenAI #darkpatterns #security_privacy #MelissaHortman

Data Brokers’ and AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/data-brokers-and-ai-firms-opt-out-forms-are-built-to-fail-report-finds/

English – The Conversation | Dark patterns on the web are designed to manipulate you – why aren’t they all illegal? by Gregory M. Dickinson, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Institute for Humane Studies

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Website designs that nudge, pressure, confuse or trap users—known as “dark patterns”—range from merely annoying to outright deceptive, and only the latter are targeted by consumer‑protection law. While repeated pop‑ups, aggressive sales pitches, or confusing buttons may feel pushy, they are generally lawful because the law does not prohibit persuasive design, only practices that mislead a reasonable consumer by hiding key facts, making optional choices appear mandatory, or creating deceptive cues such as fake countdowns or hidden fees. Regulators focus on designs that are likely to deceive rather than those that simply irritate, prioritizing the most egregious cases and leaving many borderline tactics in the wild, which explains why dark patterns seem ubiquitous even though existing statutes already address the deceptive ones.

Read more: https://theconversation.com/dark-patterns-on-the-web-are-designed-to-manipulate-you-why-arent-they-all-illegal-279961

#Federal #consumerprotection #darkpatterns