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Re:Just designed the most evil UI component: x box – the inv... by 1_player on Saturday May 29, 2021 @02:50PM (#27327377)
I've seen this pattern in the wild already. IIRC my bank (Barclays UK) has a section in their marketing email preferences where you need to check the box IF you don't want to receive any marketing^Hspam email. People notoriously hate to read, and even grandmas have learned the lesson never to check any box at the end of any form, and this is how they still get you.

It's atrocious and there should be legal consequences to whoever adopts or implements dark patterns like these.

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Re:Just designed the most evil UI component: x box – the inv... by bellyfullofbac on Saturday May 29, 2021 @06:49PM (#27328897)
On the topic of hating to read, it reminds me when I bought my TV, the online store would only sell it on credit, with 0% interest. The paperwork came in the mail with a free credit card too. The sign up form (from some bank, not the store itself) had 2 signature fields, but the 2nd field was to sign up for insurance tied to the card. I looked it up online and there were so many mad reviews of this bank from people who signed the 2nd field and claimed they got scammed...
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Re:Just designed the most evil UI component: x box – the inv... by Rapzid on Saturday May 29, 2021 @03:00PM (#27327447)
This is different. The text say yes, but the x says no.
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Re:Just designed the most evil UI component: x box – the inv... by jlokier on Saturday May 29, 2021 @06:38PM (#27328811)
I've seen worse. Two marketing options buried at the end of a form. One option you have to tick to opt-out, the other you have to untick to opt-out.

Both written in a confusing way, and you get your dara shard with third parties and marketing of some kind if you get either wrong.

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Re:Just designed the most evil UI component: x box – the inv... by Engineering-MD on Sunday May 30, 2021 @05:27PM (#27336985)
It is against the GDPR, but this of course lacks teeth.
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