TEC116: Dark patterns are ways that websites and software try to trick or manipulate you into a certain behavior or action. Dom Bettinelli, Thomas Sanjurjo, and Jack Baruzzini provide examples and discuss how to avoid them by educating ourselves and being careful.

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* The Sheepdog and the Lawn Roomba

* Dark Patterns

* Federal Trade Commission seeking public comment on Dark Patterns

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