Deceptive design news & articles from 2024

Vice-president of global ads at Google said the complaint ‘ignores the intense competition where ad buyers and sellers have plenty of choice and we look forward to making our case in court’

Today, we’re releasing a new guide explaining how to compel companies employing deceptive design to dodge data protection requests—like those for data deletion or access—to comply. It encapsulates five years…

Explore the study on Dark Patterns in popular Indian apps. Learn how Conscious Patterns aims to promote ethical app design. Read more.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation of Microsoft, drilling into a wide variety of products. Read more.

Court filing comes after landmark ruling in August and judge will consider arguments from both sides next year

Resolution of the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Privacy Commissioners and Ombudspersons with Responsibility for Privacy Oversight

Who would have guessed?

From Netflix to Stitch Fix, subscription services have changed the way consumers get their entertainment, apparel, food, etc.

The rule will go into effect in about six months and seeks to save consumers “time and money,” according to the Federal Trade Commission.

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a

Cineplex Inc. says it will appeal a record $38.9 million fine for deceptive marketing practices imposed by the Competition Tribunal.

A new Federal Trade Commission staff report that examines the data collection and use practices of major social media and video streaming services shows they engaged in vast surveillance of consume

Passengers complain that carriers often increase the points needed to get a free flight or limit the number of seats that can be earned.

Is this lawsuit just the first of many?

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a final rule

If the breakup plan proceeds, the most likely units for divestment are the Android operating system and Chrome web browser.

If you’ve ever found yourself struggling to cancel an online subscription, or to deactivate an account on a website, you may have fallen prey to ’dark patt

Google has violated US antitrust law with its search business, a federal judge ruled Monday, handing the tech giant a staggering court defeat with the potential to reshape how millions of Americans get information online and to upend decades of dominance.

The attorney general for Washington, D.C., sued StubHub on Wednesday, accusing the ticket resale platform of advertising deceptively low prices and then ramping up prices with extra fees.

Officials say Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission.

A former Google engineer has built a search engine, webXray, that aims to find illicit online data collection and tracking—with the goal of becoming “the Henry Ford of tech lawsuits.”

Are big labels paying big money to hi-jack music streaming algorithms?

The tech mogul’s platform is the first to get hit with charges under new EU social media law.

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against software maker Adobe and two of its executives, Maninder Sawhney and David Wadhwani, for deceiving consumers by hiding the early terminati

Buy the book “Deceptive Patterns” by Harry Brignull. Learn about the latest tactics (aka ‘Dark Patterns’) used by companies to manipulate and deceive users.

Google is tricking people into consentig to first-party tracking through its Privacy Sandbox. noyb has now filed a complaint

Facebook and Instagram’s parent company will soon use public posts “to help develop and improve AI,” European users were told.

Amazon has been fined in Poland for misleading consumers about the conclusion of sales contracts on its online marketplace.

EU is concerned Meta isn’t doing enough to protect children using its apps.

Amazon already faces a major antitrust challenge from the FTC.

The FTC has reported a rise in “dark patterns” – deceptive online practices that trick consumers into purchases. Here’s what it looks like, and who does it.

In order to be able to choose their own browser, people must be free to download it, easily set it to default and to continue using it - all without ...

Asks why only one Bing ad – the one you see when searching for other browsers – looks like a Windows popup

The lawless, Wild West era of AI and technology is almost at an end, as data protection authorities use new and existing legislation to get tough.

Companies make it easy to subscribe to their services — and frustratingly hard to unsubscribe.

Deceptive web or app designs known as ‘dark patterns’ trick consumers into making choices they would not have otherwise made.

Parliament calls for the development of ethical digital products that do not rely on dark patterns and addictive designs.