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»Dark Patterns«: So werden Sie im Netz manipuliert Torsten Kleinz Schon ein falscher Klick kann teuer werden: Mit ausgeklügelten Designtricks locken viele Internetdienste ihre Nutzer in die Falle. Die Politik will das beenden. © Francesco Carta / Getty Images Es gibt Klicks im Netz, die es in sich haben: etwa die, mit denen sich ein Vertrag minutenschnell abschließen lässt – während zum Kündigen ein ausgiebiges Studium des Kleingedruckten und ein Anruf bei einer kaum...

Dark patterns, web design, and free expression A phone running the settings app is seen in this photo illustration on 9 July 2018, Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto PEN America - along with Consumer Reports, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Access Now, and others - launched the Dark Patterns Tip Line, a website where anyone can share examples of the websites that confuse and coerce us into making decisions or agreeing to terms that we wouldn’t otherwise. ...

The sign on the store window says "Buy Now, Pay Later" What it doesn't say, but should, is "and keep paying, and paying, and paying…"

How websites use "dark patterns" to manipulate you By Irina Ivanova Mental health apps may not protect your data Theres no denying it — the internet is annoying. From endless website pop-ups and unavoidable cookies that track your every online move to chirpy "notifications" that try to shame us into registering for useless lists, using the web today is to be pushed, pulled and generally manipulated into paying attention to something. So why do companies pester us so ...

On April 29, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a virtual Bringing Dark Patterns to Light,” to examine “dark patterns.” In her opening remarks, Acting FTC Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter broadly described “dark patterns” as “user interface designs that manipulate users into taking unintended actions that may not be in their interests.” Chairwoman Slaughter highlighted several examples of dark patterns, including confusing cancellation procedures that force users t...

[co-author: Nicole Sockett] The FTC recently held a workshop titled “Bringing Dark Patterns to Light,” a recording of which can be found at the following link. The workshop centered around exploring the effects of digital “dark patterns” on consumers and the marketplace. The term “dark patterns” refers to a range of potentially deceptive website design tactics that can manipulate consumers’ behavior or limit their autonomy. Dark patterns can deceive consumers into purchasing, shar...

You may not recognize the term dark patterns, but you’ve probably seen enough manipulative interfaces to get the idea. A user experience in a site, app, or gadget is constructed to herd customers into following a company’s dictates, even if those will cost people their money or data. Now one of Washington’s consumer regulators is asking how the public sector could address this private-sector plague. advertisement advertisement At the Federal Trade Commission’s “Bringing Dark Patterns...

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 The FTC recently held a workshop titled “Bringing Dark Patterns to Light,” a recording of which can be found at the following link. The workshop centered around exploring the effects of digital “dark patterns” on consumers and the marketplace. The term “dark patterns” refers to a range of potentially deceptive website design tactics that can manipulate consumers’ behavior or limit their autonomy. Dark patterns can deceive consumers into purchasing...

Why the FTC is inspecting dark patterns in digital data privacy and the NAI is bracing for potential regulations Ivy Liu Online manipulation is emerging as a new front in the digital privacy battleground. Researchers say dark patterns — nuanced design elements intended to coerce people into taking certain actions — can be found in the physical environment from the grocery store aisle to casinos. But they’re especially prevalent in...

April 4, 2021 Donald Trump and his allies relied on misinformation to bolster support for the former US president ahead of the last election. His campaign, meanwhile, turned to deceptive design to bump up donations from unsuspecting Americans, the New York Times reports. Last September, the paper reveals, when the Trump campaign faced a cash shortage, it leaned on supporters to turn their one-time donations into monthly—and, eventually, weekly—contributions. The problem is the campaign’s ...