Hosts Jo Eaton and Vanessa Taholka talk to Chandni Gupta, Policy and Program Director at the Consumer Policy Research Centre, about a recently released report outlining the ways in which Australians have been negatively impacted by harmful online design features called 'dark patterns'. Chandni explains how dark patterns are deceptive designs ranging from features that embed hidden costs into a transaction, to scarcity cues that create a sense of urgency that may not be accurate or even necessary.
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About this program
Computer news, reviews and clues. Tech talk and opinionated chat with feature interviews and regular guests covering games, Linux and Open Source, legal, new and social media, gadgets, Apple and more.
THE BYTE INTO IT FAMILY INCLUDES:
- Dan Salmon
- Jo Eaton
- Daniel Morganti
- Rowena Murray
- Paul Callaghan
- Lilly Ryan
- Vanessa Toholka (Byte producer)
- Lu Lin (RRR Talks Content Producer)
The podcast intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras.
https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion
