If the Internet has democratized access to information and social media have stimulated interaction between brands, retailers and consumers, Amazon has convinced buyers of all kinds and all ages that ...

Have you ever noticed how online accounts are incredibly easy to sign up for, but can be hair-pullingly difficult to close? Sometimes the Close Account option is right where you’d think it would be, ...

Dark patterns are clever but misleading design tricks used by websites and apps to push users into doing things they might ...

Financial authorities have announced that "dark patterns" in the financial sector—such as intentionally complicating contract termination procedures for financial products or forcing consumers to ...

How Online Retailers Trick You: Can You Guess the Worst Offender? Research into deceptive designs (aka ‘dark patterns’) reveals that top online retailers—particularly the one we use the most—are using ...

REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pattern Computer®, Inc. (“Pattern” or “the Company”) today announced the beta-testing launch of its revolutionary proprietary pattern discovery ...

Since October of last year, Microsoft has been sending customers of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 desktop pop-ups, asking them to update to Windows 10 for free. About a month ago, users who had resisted ...

Dark patterns are design elements that deliberately obscure, mislead, coerce and/or deceive website visitors into making unintended and possibly harmful choices. Dark patterns can be found in many ...