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 ...

Some business practices on the internet may not be against the law, but they undermine or manipulate consumer choice. Legal advocates have coined a new name for this practice: dark patterns. Difficult ...

'Beware dark patterns for they lead you into temptation and maketh you spend money...' This sounds like a cheesy fantasy movie. But what it really is, is a cautionary tale for the cyber age, a warning ...

The Centre on Friday came out with a set of guidelines targeted at the prevention and regulation of dark patterns. Dark patterns are defined as any practice or “deceptive design pattern” using user ...