From: malQRMassimilation@gmail.com   
      
   by Alexandra Megaris (Venable LLP) and Leonard Gordon (Venable LLP)   
      
   A lawsuit filed by the CFPB last week against a national credit   
   reporting agency provides some insight into the types of website   
   features and designs that regulators like the Consumer Financial   
   Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission will target. As we   
   covered previously, digital dark patterns--or website design,   
   features, and interfaces used to allegedly deceive, steer, and   
   manipulate users--are a priority for both rulemaking and enforcement   
   actions by the FTC. Although the focus has been on website features   
   that "trick or trap" consumers into subscriptions, the potential for   
   broad and arbitrary application of this concept is worrisome. What is   
   the line between a website that is acceptably optimized for conversion   
   and one that is illegally steering users to make purchases?   
      
   https://tinyurl.com/bdhdm9zv   
      
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