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Frysbe: App requests data with no decline option

Author
Dark Patterns Tip Line
Date
4 Apr 2019

“This app asks to collect data, but does not offer a way for the user to decline data collection. The screenshot was taken in April 2019 and posted publicly to Twitter by @darkpatterns.”

Frysbe was reported to the Deceptive Design Tip Line over how its app handles data collection. According to the report, the app asks to collect data but does not offer the user any way to decline.

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