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Comment: Expect debates over 'dark patterns' after California voters strengthen privacy law

By Amy Miller and Mike Swift ( November 6, 2020, 23:02 GMT | Comment) -- Renewed debate over “dark patterns” — online designs used to nudge consumers into giving up their privacy — is expected after California voted to create the first standalone data-protection agency in the United States. The California Privacy Rights Act, approved by California voters this week, prohibits dark patterns, and the state’s new data protection agency will be charged with clarifying for companies what specific practices are forbidden. That’s likely to engender renewed discussions about an issue both scholars and regulators say deserves closer scrutiny.Renewed debate over “dark patterns” — online designs used to nudge consumers into giving up their privacy — can be expected after California voted to create the first standalone data-protection agency in the United States....

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