Re:Brave Talk: Unlimited, private video calls, in browser
by seumars on Friday March 04, 2022 @05:39AM
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Just so you know: abusing common patterns in user experience ("yeah, yeah, whatever") IS what makes it a dark pattern.
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Re:Brave Talk: Unlimited, private video calls, in browser
by prepend on Friday March 04, 2022 @09:03AM
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I think it depends. I think when the material is hard to follow or customer negative and hidden, it’s a dark pattern.
In this case the brave install is a pretty straightforward Yes/No prompt with focus on Yes so people will tap it out of habit.
I think the important factor is the harm in the default action. In this case, it shows ad notifications (pretty annoying) and accrues crypto coins (pretty invisible). I’d be angrier if it consented to sharing all data for whatever purposes they’d like (ie, apps that upload all contacts and photos).