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Is anaconda download page considered dark pattern? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by inspxtr@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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It’s been a while since I last downloaded anaconda. But I remember when clicking on the download page, it would show the usual “choose your OS > download binary” (eg this archived version in 2019).

Recently I helped someone else set it up and it showed a form to put on email, with smaller gray text near the bottom of the form about skipping it.

Does this count as a dark pattern?

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[-] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago

I like yaya@erewhon.com (sorry to the admin, it means nowhere, I assume it's like /dev/null) Just like everyone should be using 01/01/1970 for a birthdate

[-] WhiteBerry@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

Please stop doxxing me. JK but I use 01/01/1980 for some reason.

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