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Yes, the legislation is coming, see e.g. https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/dark-patterns-new-frontier-privacy-regulation-2021-07-29/ https://www.reute
by dmitriid 5y ago
Yes, the legislation is coming, see e.g. https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/dark-patterns-new-frontier-privacy-regulation-2021-07-29/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/dark-patterns-ne... or is already included in laws like GDPR (the pervasive consent dialogs HN loves to complain about are illegal).
The problem is enforcement. Don't expect anything to change until companies get fined out of existence.
- wonderbore 5y agoThat makes me hopeful. I'm glad that California is doing something about it since many of these companies are based there. > The problem is enforcement. Don't expect anything to change until companies get fined out of existence. Smaller companies will certainly continue but Microsoft’s LinkedIn could receive a sizable fine.