Cal Matters: The form asked my permission to share my health data. Then it wouldn’t let me say no.. “To experience what patients have to do to opt-out of having their data shared, I went to doctor’s appointments in seven states. One clinic showed me how easily dark patterns force patients to share their data with big healthcare networks, even when the privacy form they’re signing […]

Checking out the subatomic particles: The Proton, Neutron, Electron, and the often forgotten Close-ad-button. One of these is not like the others — except it kind of is, because someone engineered it to behave like a law of nature. A little dive into the X that doesn't work. (And yes, there's another X that doesn't work. That's a different post or posts.)

https://blog.ppb1701.com/the-x-that-doesnt-work-on-purpose

#darkpatterns #ux #ads #userhostile #privacy #blog #bigtech

"Researchers at the Center for Democracy & Technology studied how chatbots prey on people’s emotions and desire for connection to keep people paying, offering up their data, and chatting to the point of vulnerability."

https://www.404media.co/new-study-reveals-the-manipulative-dark-patterns-of-ai-chatbots/

#ki #ai #Darkpatterns

Interesting video: "But it happened." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlQ7EoJDTQY

#google #internet #darkpatterns #ai

“the report highlights the presence of the following eight major manipulative design patterns [in opt-out procedures]:

* Failing to provide a clear mechanism to opt out of sale and sharing of personal information
* Not clearly linking opt-out form from homepage and/or privacy policy
* Requiring consumers to submit multiple separate forms
* Deceptive statements about opt-outs and their success
* Confusing or scary language
* Requiring consumers to log in or pay for a subscription before opting out
* Design elements hiding important opt-out information
* Checkbox options preselected

Policymakers and regulators need to step in to provide real privacy protections for consumers. To that end, the report provides these recommendations […]

https://epic.org/good-luck-opting-out-manipulative-design-patterns-in-opt-out-processes-2/

#DarkPatterns #UserHostile #PredatoryCapitalism #SurveillanceCapitalism #ConsentMatters #YouAreTheProduct

New Study Reveals the Manipulative ‘Dark Patterns’ of #AI #Chatbots
#darkpatterns

https://www.404media.co/new-study-reveals-the-manipulative-dark-patterns-of-ai-chatbots/

120 € für einmal laden - bei #sixt haben die den Schuss auch nicht mehr gehört.

Und wie war das noch mal mit Design und #DarkPatterns ???

#Autovermietung

Frack off, Patreon!

"Starting July 27, 2026, any new memberships that you join will be shown publicly unless you choose otherwise"

Who the fork asked for this and why the hell is it opt-out?

#DarkPatterns #Patreon

Most airlines still won't issue tickets in Apple or Google wallets. Instead, they give you two options: print and waste paper (making you feel guilty), or download our beautiful apps, where we can make even more upselling of shitty sandwiches on board and bomb you with notifications every two hours about a marvellous weekend in a forgotten city in Lithuania.

Unexpectedly, you could expect this behaviour from Ryanair, but actually, no. This behaviour is especially common among flag carriers, whereas low-cost carriers usually offer on-device wallet support.

#travel #airlines #darkpatterns #flying #paperless