A really annoying dark pattern I see over and over:

- start using an app or service
- agree to receive notifications such as “your car is here” or “someone replied to you”
- time passes
- app or service starts abusing notifications to get me to engage via promotions or even plain advertising

Often my easiest recourse there is to turn off the app’s notification privileges.

Abusive, short-sighted, and dumb. You’re never getting that permission back.

@lisamelton @sean It depends on the application for me. As long as they don't over advertise me, I'm okay but some advertising is alright. I mean, they gotta make cash somehow right? that's how apps survive.