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Exhibit 1810 · Website

EFF: Deceptive Checkboxes Should Not Open Our Checkbooks

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A pre-checked box to donate more than you intended is just one example of a “dark pattern”—a term coined by user experience (UX) designer Harry Brignull to define tricks used in websites and apps that make you do things that you didn't mean to, such as buying a service. Unfortunately, dark patterns are widespread. …
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