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recent bookmarks from jm"Brushing"2019-11-12T10:47:22+00:00
https://clark.com/shopping-retail/amazon-scam-brushing-warning-deliveries-you-didnt-order/
jmThe end game here in many cases is for the seller to be able to pose as a verified purchaser and write a glowing review of their own product. Gaming the review system in this way pushes their products up higher in Amazon search results — regardless of whether the product is actually “good” or not.
Amazon told CBS News that it investigates all customer reports of unsolicited packages like those made by the Gallivans. The company will shut down the accounts of vendors or reviewers found abusing the review system.
]]>reviews brushing scams amazon crime ecommercehttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:9169dd23dc18/Some UX Dark Patterns now illegal in the EU2014-09-01T15:18:11+00:00
http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2014/08/26/some-dark-patterns-now-illegal-in-uk-interview-with-heather-burns/
jmThe EU’s new consumer rights law bans certain dark patterns related to e-commerce across Europe. The “sneak into basket” pattern is now illegal. Full stop, end of story. You cannot create a situation where additional items and services are added by default. [...]
Hidden costs are now illegal, whether that’s an undeclared subscription, extra shipping charges, or extra items. [....]
Forced continuity, when imposed on the user as a form of bait-and-switch, has been banned. Just the other day a web designer mentioned to me that he had only just discovered he had been charged for four years of annual membership dues in a “theme club”, having bought what he thought was a one-off theme. Since he lives in Europe, he may be able to claim all of this money back. All he needs to do is prove that the website did not inform him that the purchase included a membership with recurring payments.
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