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- Insurance dark patterns: How customers pay higher premiums and buy unnecessary add-ons online, explain Deloitte India’s Aakash Sharma & Suchintan Chatterjee
- Insurance policy mis-selling trap: Over 80% of users on online insurance platforms experience dark patterns, reveals studyFrom 1 July, stricter norms issued by the Reserve Bank of India will come into force against banks’ mis-selling of financial products, incl...06 Apr, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
- Action will be taken against e-commerce entities using dark patterns: Consumer Affairs SecyThe Central Government is taking strict action against e-commerce companies using deceptive tactics. Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare...16 Sep, 2025, 06.14 PM IST
- OTT platforms come under scrutiny as dark patterns erode consumer trustIndian consumers are increasingly concerned about deceptive design practices, or dark patterns, on OTT platforms, leading to unexpected cha...14 Jul, 2025, 12.08 AM IST
- Big relief for consumers suffering loss due to dark patterns; Govt asks all e-commerce sites to take steps to eliminate dark patternsThe government is cracking down on deceptive 'Dark Patterns' used by e-commerce platforms. The CCPA has issued an advisory, urging platform...11 Jun, 2025, 07.18 AM IST
- Consumer watchdog orders ecommerce platforms to self-audit on deceptive practicesIndia’s Central Consumer Protection Authority has directed ecommerce platforms to conduct self-audits within three months to eliminate “dar...07 Jun, 2025, 02.12 PM IST
- Dark patterns under the scanner: E-commerce firms told to self-audit and clean up in three monthsThe Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has directed e-commerce platforms in India to conduct self-audits within three months to i...07 Jun, 2025, 02.09 PM IST
- 'Not deception, just strategy': CDO defends controversial hiring trick in viral LinkedIn postDrew Szurko, Chief Data Officer, sparked controversy by sharing a hiring tactic on LinkedIn. He initially listed job roles as remote but la...14 Feb, 2025, 06.42 PM IST
- US court blocks Biden administration's airline fee disclosure ruleA U.S. appeals court has blocked a 2024 rule by the Biden administration requiring airlines to disclose service fees upfront. The court fou...29 Jan, 2025, 09.17 AM IST
- Will Joe Biden pardon his son Hunter? He's under immense pressure not to do soHunter, Joe Biden's son, recently entered a guilty plea to tax charges, and there is mounting pressure on him to refuse a pardon. Republica...07 Sep, 2024, 10.39 PM IST
- US: New rules require airlines to automatically refund consumers for cancelled flightsBiden administration's new rules require airlines to give automatic refunds and disclose fees upfront, saving consumers over half-a-billion...25 Apr, 2024, 07.23 AM IST
- A majority of online banking users pay hidden charges: Report41% of online banking users surveyed said that they have experienced interface interference where an interface they were engaging or transa...19 Mar, 2024, 09.19 PM IST
- E-commerce cos are deploying 'dark patterns' to influence your choices. What is it?The government is determined to combat the deceptive tactics, known as 'dark patterns,' used by digital commerce firms to subtly manipulate...27 Oct, 2023, 03.00 PM IST
- Govt seeks public comments on draft guidelines for regulation of dark patterns on online platformsThe government has sought public comments on draft guidelines for prevention and regulation of "dark patterns" which are nothing but tactic...07 Sep, 2023, 12.58 PM IST
- Google slams EU regulators for ignoring Apple after record fineThe European Commission fined Google in 2018, saying that it had used Android since 2011 to thwart rivals and cement its dominance in gener...27 Sep, 2021, 05.23 PM IST
- US urges India to enhance its position in global supply chainJoseph Semsar, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, said that India with its “Atmanirbhar Bharat” Initiative has put...03 Sep, 2020, 09.52 AM IST
- Is middle-class India tweeting more than eating?In a crowded food market, how do brands make themselves relevant?14 Feb, 2017, 03.34 PM IST
- 2 brokers accused of $1 bn subprime fraudA former Wall Street broker pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges he and a colleague duped investors into purchasing more than $1 bill...04 Sep, 2008, 04.24 AM IST
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