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Dark patterns seem to be becoming standard UX for Google now. I notice so much of it all over their products.
by scalablenotions 8y ago
Dark patterns seem to be becoming standard UX for Google now. I notice so much of it all over their products.
- gaius 8y agoMeaningful reform won’t happen until the wider industry looks at the CVs of ex-Google workers with suspicion that they may be smart but lack a moral compass.
- fiblye 8y agoWith the "may" being more said more questioning tone each day.
- a_imho 8y agoThere is nothing dark about this, they are doing this in plain sight, there is very little people (who wants to use Google services*) can do about it. Even GDPR looks more and more toothless as days go by and nothing happens to obvious violators and it only covers European users of course.
- aviraldg 8y agoWhy should they not be able to control how they provide access to a product they develop and provide for free?
- a_imho 8y agoBecause in the case of the EU it is against the regulations of the market they want to operate in.
- okal 8y agoDark patterns aren't dark because they're "hidden". They're dark because they're misleading, or coercive.
- a_imho 8y agoDark patterns are misleading, like highlighting the opt-in box for GDPR. No one is tricking users here, there are no options, they are told to suck it up.