Deceptive Patterns
‹ All examples Citizen app

Citizen app: location access.

Author
capnbrbsa
Date
30 Apr 2019
Publisher
Twitter

“@CitizenApp, via a server enabled “experiment”, now ̶a̶s̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ requiring “Always allow” location access. Switching to “When is use” results in not being able to use the app at all”

Disclaimer: examples in the Hall of Shame are generally drawn from public submissions and cited sources; they have not been independently verified and may contain inaccuracies. They are presented as illustrations of design patterns, not findings of fact, unlawful conduct, or intent.