It takes one click to join Uber One, but quitting might need 32 actions
Which is one reason US regulators just sued the rideshare and delivery giant
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Dark pattern
Biden tries to cut through fog of confusion caused by deliberately deceptive customer service tricks
Targets impossible unsubscribes, elusive human assistance, and other wallet-draining time sinks
Public Sector13 Aug 2024 | 46
I spy another mSpy breach: Millions more stalkerware buyers exposed
Infosec in brief Also: Velops routers love plaintext; everything is a dark pattern; Internet Explorer rises from the grave, and more
Security15 Jul 2024 | 8
India warns ecommerce 'basket sneaks' and 'confirm shamers' their days are numbered
Amazon, Google, and Meta helped it to draft guidelines on preventing 'dark patterns'
Software08 Sep 2023 | 19
Amazon Prime too easy to join, too hard to quit, says FTC lawsuit
Updated Dark patterns at Amazon worthy of a Homeric epic? Surely not!
Applications21 Jun 2023 | 70
Biting the hand that feeds IT
