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I didn't read the page -- I assumed This is really the heart of it isn't it? Even if LinkedIn has text in a 40pt font that says, "Import your address book, we'
by Aloisius 13y ago
I didn't read the page -- I assumed
This is really the heart of it isn't it? Even if LinkedIn has text in a 40pt font that says, "Import your address book, we're going to log into your email account and download your contacts so that we can link you with them and here is exactly what we're going to do with them," you probably still wouldn't have read it.
- wfunction 13y ago> This is really the heart of it isn't it? It might be a good time for you to pick up the dictionary and look up what "deception" or "misleading" means. > even if [...] you probably still wouldn't have read it. Wow, so you've read a few words of my writing and you already know me so well, so much better than myself? Well, even if you look those words up in the dictionary, you still probably won't understand what they mean. (And FYI, no, I would have read it if it didn't look like another of the same login page.)
- benologist 13y agoLinkedIn went significantly out of their way to position and format that page to phish people. I used to fall for it periodically because I just assumed I'd been signed out and my linkedin credentials were pre-filled in waiting to fail to gain access to my email fortunately. That is the heart of it. If they'd put a 40pt font message, or simply not positioned the "other" email + password sign in screen straight after the "real" email + password sign in screen, we wouldn't be having this discussion. The most damning part is that's not even what they're being sued for - they're being sued for another way they scammed their way into people's email accounts.
- arjie 13y agoLet's not pretend this is not a UI dark pattern.