Dark Patterns – User Interfaces Designed to Trick People [video]

Re:Dark Patterns – User Interfaces Designed to Trick People ... by tgb on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @09:11PM (#13119961)

This one might be the best: https://copyhackers.com/2014/01/fallen-scuzzy-design-trend-p... (Note the content of the article, then move your mouse up to try to go to close the tab. Irony!)

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Re:Dark Patterns – User Interfaces Designed to Trick People ... by wingerlang on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @02:14AM (#13121035)

Did you read the content yourself? They are saying that the "show before close" is a good thing, so what's the irony?

Read the "Step Into The Light" section.

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Re:Dark Patterns – User Interfaces Designed to Trick People ... by tgb on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @07:32AM (#13122065)

It's not the pop-up that's ironic per se, it's the phrasing of the "no" button.

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Re:Dark Patterns – User Interfaces Designed to Trick People ... by taneq on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @10:01PM (#13120133)

That has /got/ to be deliberate.

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Re:Dark Patterns – User Interfaces Designed to Trick People ... by bigbugbag on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @06:57PM (#13127344)

what is supposed to happen ? I moved the pointer and closed the tab without anything happening.

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Re:Dark Patterns – User Interfaces Designed to Trick People ... by tgb on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @08:11PM (#13127655)

A popup which shows this dark pattern. Try it again in a private/incognito tab since it'll only do it the first time. Or don't bother: it's not exactly super exciting.

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Re:Dark Patterns – User Interfaces Designed to Trick People ... by emodendroket on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @10:05PM (#13120146)

Honestly one that only appears when you go to close the tab is a lot less obtrusive. And besides that I don't think being in-your-face really makes something fall into "dark patterns."

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