The Global Privacy Enforcement Network will conduct an investigation of websites with deceptive design models, or so-called dark patterns, between 29 Jan.-2 Feb. The sites will be judged based on the clarity of their texts and the design of their interfaces to see if they are influencing users to make harmful choices with their personal data.
23 Jan. 2024
Global data protection authorities plan dark patterns investigation
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