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Businesses should avoid 'dark patterns' in privacy settings, California privacy agency warns

By Xu Yuan
  • 04 Sep 2024 18:01
  • 04 Sep 2024 18:01
“Dark patterns,” or ambiguous and intricate user interfaces that mislead consumers, are “privacy averse” and may violate California’s privacy law, the state privacy agency warned in its latest enforcement advisory.
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued the advisory today on dark patterns, which are defined as “user interfaces that

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Xu Yuan

Senior Correspondent


Xu Yuan has worked for MLex for seven years, all of them based in Hong Kong. She has reported on a wide range of regulatory topics, including antitrust, cybersecurity and data security, in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. She has broken numerous stories on policymaking and enforcement involving international companies doing business in the region and done substantial court reporting in Hong Kong. She is currently specializing in covering regulatory issues related to future mobility, including connected vehicles. She previously worked for US TV network NBC in Beijing. She received her undergraduate degree in English Literature and Linguistics from Peking University and a master’s degree from the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at The University of Hong Kong.

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