‘Dark Patterns’ in Consumer Data Privacy Garner Policy Attention

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Date published: March 25, 2021Read more about ‘Dark Patterns’ in Consumer Data Privacy Garner Policy AttentionThe FTC’s dark patterns workshop could help make the argument for added legal authority over business practices that are seen as abusive, according to Woodrow Hartzog, a professor of law and computer science at Northeastern University. Hartzog said he has advocated for Congress to modify Section 5 of the FTC Act to include oversight over abusive practices, “which would squarely address a range of dark patterns.”
 Bloomberg Law