Re:Humble Bundle just killed most of their security through ...
by nyktas on Thursday November 12, 2026 @04:01AM
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To be "fair" (if a victim "failing" to recognize a dark pattern should be counted on the victim), I wasn't exactly familiar with dark patterns, back when I cancelled the plan.
Interestingly, they didn't seem to set up much dark pattern for the cancellation of it - I recorded the automatically reinstated payment in a private rant post, but not a dark pattern in cancellation. To this point I don't really care to conspiracy this into the theory that they knew users who were angry enough to cancel couldn't be stopped, and/or the law might be against a dark cancellation pattern, but no so much as to a pause.
Interestingly, they didn't seem to set up much dark pattern for the cancellation of it - I recorded the automatically reinstated payment in a private rant post, but not a dark pattern in cancellation. To this point I don't really care to conspiracy this into the theory that they knew users who were angry enough to cancel couldn't be stopped, and/or the law might be against a dark cancellation pattern, but no so much as to a pause.