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Raphaël<p>Long article sur la "Komootisation" : WHEN WE GET KOMOOTED <a href="https://bikepacking.com/plog/when-we-get-komooted/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikepacking.com/plog/when-we-g</span><span class="invisible">et-komooted/</span></a><br>il aborde les différentes aspects de l'histoire de Komoot vendu du jour au lendemain à une entreprise qui à viré 80% des salariés dans la foulée.</p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/velo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>velo</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/bikepacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bikepacking</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/darkpattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpattern</span></a></p>
AnthonyNew uBlock Origin rule to clobber the intrusive "Copilot" button that recently appeared in Outlook web mail:<br><br><code>! Jul 25, 2025 https://outlook.office.com</code><br><code>outlook.office.com##<a href="https://buc.ci?t=copilotcommandcenterbutton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CopilotCommandCenterButton</a></code><br><br>Note: there should be three (3) pound signs between ".com" and "CopilotCommandCenterButton". For some reason my fediverse server does not display all three.<br><br><a href="https://buc.ci?t=ublock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uBlock</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=aispam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AISpam</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=generativeai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=copilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Copilot</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=outlook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Outlook</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=darkpattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkPattern</a><br><br>This post is not an invitation to criticize me for using a Microsoft product or to suggest an alternative.<br>
AnthonyI don't read BoingBoing very often so perhaps I missed this when it happened. Anyway, is it just me or is BoingBoing now paywalling all their articles? For instance, I only see part of <a href="https://boingboing.net/2025/07/18/a-guide-to-protecting-your-privacy-at-u-s-borders.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">this one</a>. At the cutoff point I'm encouraged to go read the whole article on "BoingBoing Premium". I seem to recall one of their cofounders saying they were not going to paywall articles, but would have a paid tier where you wouldn't see ads.<br><br><a href="https://buc.ci?t=boingboing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BoingBoing</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=paywall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#paywall</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#media</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=darkpattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkPattern</a><br>
aburtch<p>This is a <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/DarkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPattern</span></a> IMO.</p>
Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@noybeu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>noybeu</span></a></span> AI has put so many "fun" twists on classic UX <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DarkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPattern</span></a> misdirections. If your consent UX isn't transparent, it's straight up grifting.</p>
Paco Hope #resist<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@lolgop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lolgop</span></a></span> I support this idea and I will probably sign the petition (I’m a TM customer. Still mulling over whether I want to support Verizon or AT&amp;T instead). </p><p>I support <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TeslaTakedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakedown</span></a> and participated in one of their protests. But look at how scummy this petition is.</p><p>First I notice that they inform me that I “may receive” email from a bunch of groups. That’s weird because it implies uncertainty. </p><p>Then I notice this microscopic, grey-on-grey text that says “edit subscription preferences”. I haven’t signed in to this site, so how do I even have any preferences to edit? I tap it and it expands to an already-opted-in list of ELEVEN different orgs who will all feel entitled to spam me because they will point to this as the time I affirmatively opted in to receive all their emails.</p><p>How many petition signers even see that, much less click it? This is a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DarkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPattern</span></a> and this is really slimy. The ONLY way to be slimier would be to opt me in without even telling me. </p><p>The word “preferences” is plural, implying I have more than one preference. In practice my choice is to accept email from all 11 or none. It’s a single preference, hidden from view as much as possible.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPatterns</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://em.erge.to/users/LunaDragofelis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>LunaDragofelis</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodontech.de/@gulli" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gulli</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fuchsiii</span></a></span> worse even: </p><ul><li>They do this kind of shit - <em>just like other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DarkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPattern</span></a>|s like constantly nudging people into agreeing with their tracking bs</em> - REGARDLESS if one uses <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowser</span></a> and disables all <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cookies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cookies</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JavaScript</span></a> or logs into a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> account on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GoogleChrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleChrome</span></a>.</li></ul><p>So yet another reason I use <a href="https://inv.nadeko.net" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">inv.nadeko.net</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a>, cuz there's way less bs and it's recommendations ain't full of racist &amp; facist <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RageBait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RageBait</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClickBait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClickBait</span></a>!</p>
Paco Hope #resist<p>I managed to get a video of this dark pattern. 12 seconds in you can finally see the faint "skip" button pop in. First I have to click the 'What's happening under the hood?" link. Then I have to leave the explanation on the screen for a while, then skip appears.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/darkpattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpattern</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpatterns</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ui</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ux</span></a></p>
Paco Hope #resist<p>Here's a nice <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/darkpattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpattern</span></a> from <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AmazonQDeveloper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonQDeveloper</span></a>. Installing it on my <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debian</span></a> laptop and it pops up this GUI. Now, grey text on white background is a completely pedestrian dark pattern.</p><p>The thing that is new for me, that isn't obvious from a single screenshot, is that the "skip" grey text doesn't appear at all for like 10-20 seconds. When you first see this dialog box, there's no 'skip' button. This might lead you to believe it isn't possible to skip. I tend to read things that pop up. And so while I was reading the skip button appeared.</p><p>Thanks <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpatterns</span></a></p>
Jonathan Kamens 86 47

This really rubs me the wrong way.
I'm donating to a charity through givebutter.com, and after I indicated that I wanted to make a one-time $180 donation, it popped up this prompt.
This boils down to, "If you agree to donate twice as much money as you said you wanted to, it'll have twice the impact!" which is tautological, but presented in a way which IMO is a dark pattern.
This is gross.
#GiveButter #charity #DarkPattern

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Kevin Karhan :verified:

@vfrmedia @techlore OFC "Tracking" is also offered as something to reduce the rates but I'm against that stuff as a matter of principle.

  • Being that they "reward" people for that with lower premiums, I can imagine a lot of folks getting shafted into agreeing into it.

And I think that's a #DarkPattern that needs to be banned.

  • OFC parts being serialized is common as to both do proper #recalls for #ProductSafety and also to enshure both #compliance with the safety standards as well as track down stolen parts.

And the latter one is a real problem...

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Phillip :usa_distress:

New #DarkPattern spotted! Is it any wonder why most people just click "I accept" and move on?

Solution: give an easy "No, thanks" button on the initial popup. And if you *must* have a dedicated page, have two separate, clearly labeled buttons for agree and disagree. It's not that hard, do better.

#DarkpatternDictionary
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rood

An example of frustration with Google.

Google added a compulsory "system browser" to my Android.

Should be a no-frills unowned Internet browser, right?

Sorry, read the privacy policy. It's a company data harvester for some random shell company.

That's a dark pattern!
#darkPattern #Google #Android

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