INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Regulation, or GDPR, to protect the data everyday users share with companies online.Despite that, large tech companies seem to have found a
way around it, using duplicitous ways to trick users into sharing their data.According to a report entitled Deceived By Design published by
44-page report cites examples of how Facebook, Google and, to a lesser degree, Microsoft have used dark patterns to their benefit
choices, take-it-or-leave-it choices, and choice architectures where choosing the privacy friendly option requires more effort for the
ought to keep the feature turned on, forcing the user to reconsider their choice
The negative effects of leaving ad personalization on is, however, never presented.Face-recognition-BookAnother example from the report
design, the user is shown a blue box to accept facial scanning, but the option to decline is hidden within a page only accessible by
legal or not is debatable, but letters sent by consumer groups across Europe, including France, Norway and the UK, to their respective
national privacy regulators ask for investigations into the use of dark patterns.Consumer groups in the US have also asked the Federal Trade
Commission to look into the matter.In fact, Bleeping Computer reports that an Austrian privacy advocate filed a complaint against Facebook
and Google for exactly the same reasons within hours of GDPR going into effect, long before the NCC report was published.And what do you
have to say for yourselfWhen asked to comment, Facebook chose to not to directly address any of the claims made in the report
($24 million) or 4% of their annual turnover.
