U.S. senators Mark Warner, D-Va., and Deb Fischer, R-Neb., introduced legislation called the Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction Act. Senators want to banish dark patterns, which at their best trick users into doing things they wouldn’t normally do, and at their worst can compromise the security of their personal data as well as their privacy. “The problem with malicious design is that it’s not necessarily extra code,” said Wendy Nather, speaking at the IRISSCON cybersecurity conference in Dublin.”]
Source: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/dark-patterns-how-weaponized-usability-hurts-users-a-12364