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SPOTTING-DARK-PATTERNS5 MIN READ

Question the Friendly Default

Choose the strongest response to a privacy settings screen that preselects broad data sharing.

A realistic product onboarding review in a bright cool-toned meeting room, a large monitor shows an abstract settings screen with several blank toggle shapes already on, a designer and privacy counsel discussing the screen, room on left side for overlay no text, words, letters, numerals, logos. A team reviews an onboarding settings screen with several toggles already switched on. Privacy onboarding: full sharing is preselected before the user has made a choice. What should Mei recommend before launch? Turn non-essential sharing off by default and ask users to choose each data use with plain benefit and consequence copy. Strong. This…

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