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The FTC is considering rulemaking on 'dark patterns' being used to unfairly extract consent, and it wants to hear from you![1] [1] https://www.ftc.gov/news-eve
by unyttigfjelltol 5y ago
The FTC is considering rulemaking on 'dark patterns' being used to unfairly extract consent, and it wants to hear from you![1]
[1] https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/2021/04/lights-ftcs-dark-patterns-workshop https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/2021/04/...
- Karsteski 5y agoWhat if that commenter doesn't live in the US..? I find the presumption aggravating
- pbronez 5y ago1) Y Combinator is based in the US, and HN is hosted in the US. While the non-US participants are welcome & valuable, It’s reasonable to assume a commenter is from the US unless they specify otherwise. 2) the statement is relevant regardless of your nationality. There’s only a couple big regulators for this kind of thing worldwide, so a movement by any of them is relevant regardless of whether or not you fall under their jurisdiction directly. GDPR is very meaningful to US tech folks, for example.