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Firefox To Remove UI Dark Pattern From Screenshot Tool After Months of Complaints (zdnet.com)
After months of user complaints, Mozilla will remove a misleading "dark pattern" from its page screenshot utility. From a report: The problematic feature is the "Save" button that appears when Firefox users take a screenshot. The issue is that the Save button doesn't save the screenshot to the PC, as most users would naturally expect, but uploads the image to a Mozilla server. This is both a privacy violation, as some users don't appreciate being tricked into uploading sensitive images saved on remote servers, but also an incovenience as users would still have to download the image locally, but in multiple steps afterward.
It's a stupid choice, and is confusing. I agree with Dan East, ANYTHING else would have been better. Some options:
Evil Pattern
Manipulative Pattern
Sucky Pattern
Theiving Pattern
Crappy Pattern
Shitty Pattern
Lying Pattern
Why even include "pattern"??? Why not
Evil UI
Lying GUI
Corrupt Design
Immoral Interfaces
Seriously, DARK PATTERNS seems almost interesting or a curiousity of emo designers. Not the evil treacherous vile scum shit fuck that it is. Seriously, don't defend this really really shitty choice.
My paranoia says this label was chosen for the _express_ purpose of diminishing the danger and horrendous effects it has on people.
Dark patterns can suck it. We need a new phrase.