They’re known as “dark patterns,” a term coined by user-experience specialist Harry Brignull. And they can rack up profits for the companies behind them.
Social media companies in particular are the least trusted tech firms in America, according to a recent poll from the Center for Growth and Opportunity.
In New Jersey, allegations that police used a newborn’s blood sample to charge a man with a crime raised questions about who can do what with DNA from mandatory infant screening and the genetic databases built on those tests.
Encryption, a key digital privacy tool, is no longer something out of science fiction. Users want it to secure their communication end to end, but more privacy might equal less convenience.
