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Dark Patterns in UI/UX Design: A Critical Look at Manipulative Design Practices

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  UI/UX design is at the heart of how users interact with digital products. While good design focuses on creating seamless and enjoyable experiences, the emergence of dark patterns reveals a different narrative—one that prioritizes manipulation over ethics.  Coined by UX designer Harry Brignull in 2010, dark patterns are deceptive design tactics intentionally engineered to trick users into taking unintended actions. These patterns might boost short-term metrics, but they often harm user trust, brand loyalty, and ethical reputation in the long run. Some of the most popular dark patterns that you must have experienced are 1. Roach Motel In this type of dark pattern, users find it easy to enter a situation but extremely difficult to exit like in Roach motet. Designers bury cancellation flows in menus, create multi-step forms, or add unnecessary verification steps. Example: Video streaming requires navigating a multi-page cancellation process with frequent attempts to convi...

Types of Cyber Crime

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  Cyber Crime may be defined as “Any unlawful act where computer or communication device or computer network is used to commit or facilitate the commission of crime”. The computer may be used as a tool in the following kinds of activity- financial crimes, sale of illegal articles, pornography, online gambling, intellectual property crime, e-mail spoofing, forgery, cyber defamation, cyber stalking.  Types of Cyber Crime:- Vishing Smishing Online Job Fraud Child sexually abusive material  Cyber Bullying Cyber Grooming Sexting SIM Swap Scam Spamming Ransomware Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Website Defacement  Cyber-Squatting  Pharming Cryptojacking Online Drug Trafficking Espionage