Dark patterns refer to certain practices by companies that are meant to manipulate or mislead users into unknowingly sharing their personal data, pushing them to subscribe to a recurring service, and more. Over 79 per cent of Indian apps trick users into giving away their personal data, a research found that found that a majority of dark patterns were used by travel booking apps like Goibibo, MakeMyTrip and EaseMyTrip followed by delivery and logistics apps. Are dark patterns more of consent that force ?
