https://www.deceptive.design/about-us
Deceptive Patterns - About Us
Harry Brignull has been successfully campaigning against deceptive patterns (aka
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/federal-trade-commission-v-universal-city-nissan
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - Federal Trade Commission v. Universal City Nissan
As a case outcome, the Sage Auto Group and its owners are ordered to pay $3.5 million in fines and are prohibited from making misrepresentations related to the...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/ms-a-a-a-claimant-v-marbella-resorts-s-l
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - Ms. A.A.A. (Claimant) v. Marbella Resorts, S.L.
The controller was fined €7,000 by AEPD, which was reduced to €4,200 after early and voluntary payment, for violating Article 28(3) GDPR and Article 22 of the...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/a-a-a-v-predase-servicios-integrales-sl
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - A.A.A v. Predase Servicios Integrales SL
Predase Servicios Integrales SL was found guilty of violating Article 13 of the GDPR, resulting in a fine of €5000 imposed by the Spanish DPA.
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/d-a-a-a-data-subjects-v-infotv
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - D.A.A.A (Data Subjects) v. Infotv
A hotel booking service was fined €1,228 by the Hungarian DPA for sending direct marketing emails without a valid legal basis by bundling consent and not...
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https://www.deceptive.design/legal/privacy
Deceptive Patterns - Privacy Policy
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/d-a-a-a-complainant-v-cooltra-motosharing-s-l-u
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - D.A.A.A. (Complainant) V. Cooltra Motosharing S.L.U.
Despite the infringement, the DPA considered it minor due to mitigating circumstances, such as the controller's lack of prior non-compliance, temporary layoffs...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/den-bla-avis-ex-officio-investigation-by-danish-dpa
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - Den Blå Avis' Ex Officio Investigation by Danish DPA
The DPA ultimately concluded that the data subject's interests were of greater importance than the controller's legitimate interest, and as a result, the...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/anonymous-complainant-v-national-service-for-the-promotion-of-childcare-products
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - Anonymous (Complainant) v. National Service for the Promotion of...
The company was fined €50,000 by the Belgian DPA. The severity of the breach, the nature of the data collected (including information about children), and the...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/sia-hh-invest-s-investigation-by-data-state-inspectorate
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - SIA HH Invest's Investigation by Data State Inspectorate
An online store was fined €15,000 by the DPA for violations related to personal data processing. However, the DPA took into account the store's active...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/federal-trade-commission-v-vonage-holdings-corporation
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - Federal Trade Commission v. Vonage Holdings Corporation
As per the court order agreed upon by Vonage, the company will pay $100 million in refunds to affected consumers, implement a clear and transparent...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/d-a-a-a-complainant-v-preico-juridicos-s-l
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - D.A.A.A. (Complainant) v. Preico Juridicos, S.L.
The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) imposed a fine of €2,000 on a controller for violating Article 22(2) of the LSSI, which requires website operators to...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/in-the-matter-of-credit-karma
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - In the Matter of Credit Karma
Credit Karma is ordered to cease making misleading or unsubstantiated claims about approval, including pre-approval, and consumers' likelihood of approval. The...
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https://www.deceptive.design/types
Deceptive Patterns - Types of Deceptive Pattern
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/d-a-a-a-complainant-v-iberia-lineas-aereas-de-espana-s-a-operadora-unipersonal
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - D.A.A.A. (Complainant) v. Iberia Lineas Aereas De Espana, S.A....
The Spanish DPA imposed a €30,000 fine on an airline for violating cookie regulations by not giving users a choice, offering insufficient information, and not...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/cma-s-investigation-against-nintendo-switch-playstation-and-xbox
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - CMA's Investigation against Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox
Microsoft has made significant improvements to its Xbox memberships following an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The changes...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/italian-data-protection-authority-sanctioning-measure-against-ediscom-spa
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - Italian Data Protection Authority Sanctioning Measure against...
Ediscom claimed good faith and implemented corrective measures, including adapting pop-up graphics, sending confirmation emails, reviewing system mechanisms,...
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https://www.deceptive.design/
Deceptive Patterns (aka Dark Patterns) - spreading awareness since 2010
The original website about deceptive patterns (also known as “dark patterns”) - tricks used in websites and apps that make you do things that you didn't mean...
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https://www.deceptive.design/enforcement
Deceptive Patterns - Enforcement
Learn about the real-world legal implications of deceptive patterns (aka 'dark patterns') by browsing our extensive database of past legal cases in the EU and...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/d-a-a-a-claimant-v-happy-friday-sl
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - D.A.A.A. (Claimant) v. Happy Friday, SL
Following an investigation into a complaint of general non-compliance regarding processing, the AEPD found that some statements were no longer accurate in...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/organization-of-consumers-and-users-v-my-heritage-ltd
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - Organization of Consumers and Users v. My Heritage, Ltd
The AEPD imposed a fine of €16,000 (reduced from €20,000 due to early payment) on the website controller for violating Article 22(2) LSSI by placing...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/deliberation-of-the-restricted-committee-on-voodoo
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - Deliberation of the Restricted Committee on Voodoo
The provider was fined €3,000,000 by the French DPA, who took into account the number of individuals affected, the financial gains resulting from the breach,...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/in-the-matter-of-tiktok-technology-limited
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - In the matter of TikTok Technology Limited
The Data Protection Commission found TikTok guilty of violating various GDPR articles and has taken corrective measures. TikTok received a reprimand and must...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/ireland-s-data-protection-commission-investigation-into-whatsapp-ireland-limited
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - Ireland's Data Protection Commission Investigation into WhatsApp...
The DPC utilized various corrective measures to address the violations committed by WhatsApp. These included a reprimand under Article 58(2)(b), an order to...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/belgian-dpa-s-investigation-against-toerisme-vlaanderen
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - Belgian DPA's Investigation against Toerisme Vlaanderen
The DPA issued a reprimand to the controller for past breaches of GDPR, but dismissed any parts that did not constitute GDPR infractions. The DPA also...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/national-data-protection-and-freedom-of-information-authority-v-anonymous-news-service-provider
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - National Data Protection and Freedom of Information Authority v....
DPA deemed the data processing to be illegal due to violations of Article 7(2), Article 7(4), and Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, resulting in a fine of 2,000,000...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/brigitte-a-v-n-co-material-gmbh
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - Brigitte A. v. N & Co Material GmbH
The Austrian DPA stated that the respondent can fix the alleged violation by following the complainant's requests until the investigation is finished.
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/d-a-a-a-claimant-v-washpoint-s-l
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - D.A.A.A (Claimant) v. Washpoint S.L.
The DPA imposed a fine of €2000 on The Washpoint SL for breaching Article 13 GDPR and Article 22(2) LSSI. A fine of €1000 was imposed for the lack of...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/n-a-through-his-guardian-v-nintendo-of-america
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - N.A. (through his guardian) v. Nintendo of America
Pending. Last Update - Removed from the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Contra Costa; Case Currently Placed on Federal Docket for...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/deliberation-of-the-restricted-committee-concerning-facebook-ireland-limited
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - Deliberation of the Restricted Committee concerning Facebook...
The CNIL imposed a fine of €60,000,000 on Facebook Ireland Limited for violating Article 82 of the Loi 'Informatique et Libertés'. Facebook was also ordered to...
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https://www.deceptive.design/legal/terms-and-conditions
Deceptive Patterns - Terms and Conditions
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/ireland-s-data-protection-commission-investigation-into-yahoo
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - Ireland's Data Protection Commission Investigation into Yahoo
A preliminary decision has been issued following an assessment of the company's compliance with the GDPR's provisions on transparent information provision to...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/d-a-a-a-complainant-v-wind-tre-spa
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - D.A.A.A. (Complainant) v. Wind Tre SpA
Wind Tre was found to have violated several articles of the GDPR, including Articles 5(1), 5(2), 6(1)(a), 7, 12(1), 12(2), 24 and 25, by the Garante. As a...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/d-a-a-a-and-d-b-b-b-claimants-v-asociacion-de-victimas-por-arbitrariedades-judiciales-java
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - D.A.A.A., and D. B.B.B. (Claimants) v. Asociación de Víctimas...
JAVA was fined €8000 by the Spanish DPA (AEPD) for violating Article 6(1)(a) and Article 22(2) of the Spanish national law on the Information Society and...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/johnny-ryan-pierre-dewitte-jeff-ausloos-la-ligue-des-droits-de-l-homme-bits-of-freedom-katarzyna-szymielewicz-v-iab-europe
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - Johnny Ryan, Pierre Dewitte, Jeff Ausloos, La Ligue des Droits...
The Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe has been fined €250,000 by the Belgian DPA for several GDPR violations, including not complying with transparency and...
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https://www.deceptive.design/hall-of-shame
Deceptive Patterns - Hall of Shame
Browse examples of deceptive patterns used by companies to mislead, trick and trap users.
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/we-buy-any-car-limited-investigation-by-information-commissioner-s-office
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - We Buy Any Car Limited Investigation by Information...
We Buy Any Car Ltd was fined approximately €234,000 by the UK DPA for violating Regulation 22 of PECR by sending unsolicited marketing emails and SMS, which...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/united-states-of-america-v-mylife-com-inc-and-jeffrey-tinsley
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - United States of America v. MyLife.com, Inc., and Jeffrey Tinsley
In the settlement, Tinsley and MyLife have agreed to separate judgments totaling $33.9 million, with Tinsley responsible for paying $5 million and MyLife...
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https://www.deceptive.design/cases/mr-b-b-b-data-subject-v-ms-a-a-a-owner-of-commercial-website
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - Mr. B.B.B (Data Subject) v. Ms. A.A.A (Owner of Commercial...
The Spanish Data Protection Authority fined a controller €3,000 for processing personal data without consent, violating Article 6 GDPR and Article 13 GDPR for...
https://www.deceptive.design/cases/ftc-and-the-state-of-illinois-v-north-american-automotive-services-inc-et-al
Deceptive Patterns - Legal Cases - FTC and The State of Illinois v. North American Automotive...
In accordance with the proposed settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the State of Illinois, a $10 million judgment has been rendered....
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https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/about-the-opc/what-we-do/provincial-and-territorial-collaboration/joint-resolutions-with-provinces-and-territories/res_241010_dd/
Identifying and mitigating harms from privacy-related deceptive design patterns - Office of the...
Resolution of the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Privacy Commissioners and Ombudspersons with Responsibility for Privacy Oversight
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https://privacyenforcement.net/content/2024-gpen-sweep-deceptive-design-patterns
2024 GPEN Sweep on deceptive design patterns | Global Privacy Enforcement Network
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https://www.edpb.europa.eu/our-work-tools/our-documents/guidelines/guidelines-032022-deceptive-design-patterns-social-media_en
Guidelines 03/2022 on deceptive design patterns in social media platform interfaces: how to...
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