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Senators introduce legislation to ban 'dark patterns' used to get consumers to give up data

( April 9, 2019, 16:50 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US Senators Mark R. Warner and Deb Fischer have introduced the Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction Act, bipartisan legislation to prohibit large online platforms from using deceptive user interfaces, known as “dark patterns” to trick consumers into handing over their personal data. “For years, social media platforms have been relying on all sorts of tricks and tools to convince users to hand over their personal data without really understanding what they are consenting to,” said WarnerStatement follows in full. See attached for the bill text....

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