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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: 0.198s | 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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1. ilnavigante ◴[31 Mar 25 21:46 UTC] No.43540336[source]▶
Speaking of dark patterns: if you try to initialize your Mac without logging in to your iCloud account, the installation process doesn't ask you to encrypt your drive, so everything is in clear by default...