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France fines Apple €150M for “excessive” pop-ups that let users reject tracking

(arstechnica.com)
249 points sebastian_z | 1 comments | 31 Mar 25 17:38 UTC | HN request time: 0.199s | source
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drivebyhooting ◴[31 Mar 25 18:24 UTC] No.43538060[source]▶
Do other apps require double consent or is it actually a dark pattern they’ve adopted:

* explain and prompt the user for consent

* if they acquiesce pop the real modal

* otherwise bide your time and try again later

The reason for this is because once you receive a rejection in the official modal you are not allowed to ask again.

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gruez ◴[31 Mar 25 18:26 UTC] No.43538096[source]▶
>Do other apps require double consent or is it actually a dark pattern they’ve adopted:

It's specifically recommended by apple.

https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guideline...

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1. nemothekid ◴[31 Mar 25 18:48 UTC] No.43538346[source]▶
Apple's recommendation (as posted) actually doesn't look like double consent to me - in fact, their recommendation calls out that it should be treated like a consent form (You shouldn't be able to exit the explanation page, only continue).

App Publishers have instead used the explanation page as a "soft" consent form, so they can bug you later without being disabled at the system level.