Activity Tracking
A dark pattern where users' activities are tracked without their explicit consent or knowledge.
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“ethical standards”
Hidden Costs
A dark pattern where additional costs are only revealed at the last step of the checkout process.
Omission Bias
A cognitive bias where people judge harmful actions as worse, or less moral, than equally harmful omissions (inactions).
XAI
Explainable AI (XAI) are AI systems that provide clear and understandable explanations for their decisions and actions.
Roach Motel
A dark pattern where it's easy to get into a situation but hard to get out of it, such as signing up for a service but finding it difficult to cancel.
Privacy by Design
A framework that incorporates privacy considerations into the design and development of products and services from the outset.
Forced Continuity
A dark pattern where a free trial ends and the user is automatically charged without warning.
Trick Cancellation
A dark pattern where the cancellation process is intentionally complicated to discourage users from canceling.
Prompt Defense
A method used in AI and machine learning to ensure prompts and inputs are designed to produce the desired outcomes.