We have all encountered them, in both our personal and professional lives. Think about the times you felt tricked or frustrated by a membership or subscription that had a seamless signup process but ...

'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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dark patterns are designed to manipulate users into actions that are not in their best interest. TECHBOOK delves deeper into this ...

There's no denying it — the internet is annoying. From endless website pop-ups and unavoidable cookies that track your every online move to chirpy "notifications" that try to shame us into registering ...

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 ...

The central government has asked e-commerce companies to undergo self-audits to ensure that their platforms are free of dark pattern-like trade practices. Dark patterns are manipulative tools and ...