QuestionQ205

Foundational Principles

Which of the following is regarded as an ethical dark pattern related to privacy?

  • A Using attractive designs to influence an individual
  • B Rewarding users for providing more personal information
  • C Giving users more privacy options in relation to their personal information.
  • D Providing clear and simple privacy notices to users.
Explanation

Rewarding people for supplying additional personal information can pressure or manipulate them into disclosing more data than they otherwise would. This is a privacy dark-pattern tactic because it steers users toward reduced privacy through incentives rather than a neutral choice.

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