The Weather Network app was reported to the Deceptive Design Tip Line over how it asks for tracking permission. According to the report, the app requests permission to “track your activity across other companies’ apps and websites” and uses the rationale that the app “helps saves lives” to persuade the user not to block tracking.
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Weather Network: Persuaded to allow tracking to “save lives”
“The Weather Network app asks for permission to “track your activity across other companies’ apps and websites” but uses the rationale that the app “helps saves lives” to persuade the user to not block tracking. This dark pattern was publicly posted via Twitter .”