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Wired.co.uk: Trick Check Boxes.

Author
Gray et al.
Date
10 Apr 2017
Publisher
UXP2 Lab

“Some check boxes are opt-in while others are opt-out, thus tricking users that skim the fine print.”

Wired was catalogued by the UXP2 Lab over the way its consent checkboxes are arranged. According to the entry, some of the checkboxes are opt-in while others are opt-out, which tricks users who skim the fine print.