Weligaa ma maqashay Hababka Madow^{(Dark Patterns)} ? Hagaag, tani waa wax aad inta badan la kulanto laakiin dhab ahaantii ma ogaan kartid. Maanta qoraalkan, waxaan ku baran doonaa wax ku saabsan-

1. Waa maxay Qaababka Madow?
2. Sidee buu u shaqeeyaa Hababka Madow?
3. Sidee lagu ogaan karaa loogana fogaan karaa Hababka Madow^{(Dark Patterns)} ?
4. Tusaalooyinka caadiga ah ee Hababka Madow^{(Dark Patterns)}
5. Ma joojin karnaa Hababka Madow?
6. Qaababka Madow sharci-darro ma yihiin?

Waa maxay Qaababka Madow?

Nidaamyada mugdiga^(Dark) ah waa khiyaamada gaarka ah ee loo isticmaalo isdhexgalka codsiyada iyo shabakadaha internetka ee kaa dhigaya inaad sameyso waxyaabaha aadan runtii rabin. Tusaale ahaan, marka aad ku degto degelka oo ay tahay inaad saxiixdo xitaa haddii aadan rabin, ama aad iibsato alaab xitaa haddii aadan ula jeedin. Asal ahaan^(Basically) , qaababka loo isticmaalo in lagu qaato oggolaanshahaaga si khiyaano leh.

Sidee U Shaqeeyaan Qaababka Madow?

Qaababka mugdiga^{(Dark Patterns)} ah waxaa la isticmaalayey sanado si loogu khiyaaneeyo isticmaalayaasha haa dhahaan xitaa marka aysan rabin. Si loo khiyaaneeyo inay iska dhaafaan lacagtooda, xogtooda, iyo wakhtigooda. Markaad booqato mareegaha ama aad isticmaasho app, run ahaantii ma wada akhrinayso waxa oo dhan oo si dhakhso ah ayaad u dhex martaa qoraalka. Tani waa halka ay shirkaduhu kugu khiyaaneeyaan qaababka mugdiga ah si aad u iibsatid siyaasadaha qiimaha badan, ku biir adeegga bilaha ah, u oggolow la socodka goobtaada, isu-diiwaangelinta nooca tijaabada ah, iyo wax ka badan. Mid ka mid ah qaababka mugdiga^{(Dark Patterns)} ah ee ugu caansan waa "Waan aqbalay shuruudahan" badhanka. Waxaan inta badan ku aragnaa badhankan mareegaha iyo apps kala duwan inta badanna waanu gujinaa anagoon xitaa hubin shuruudaha.

Si kastaba ha ahaatee, haddii aad si ku filan u taxaddarto, waxaad si fudud u ogaan kartaa oo aad uga fogaan kartaa khiyaamooyinkan. Aan aragno sida.

Sidee lagu ogaan karaa loogana fogaan karaa Hababka Madow^{(Dark Patterns)} ?

Si aad wax uga fogaato, marka hore waxaad u baahan tahay inaad fahanto oo aad sheyga garto. Miyaad dareentay in badhanka rukunka ama badhanka hadda iibka ee bogga iibku uu aad u dhiirranaado, cabbirkiisu ka weyn yahay, lana dareemi karo halka badhanka ka bixiddu uu had iyo jeer aad u yar yahay cabbirkiisu, midabkiisuna madow yahay oo uu ku qarsoon yahay meel u dhaxaysa qoraallo badan? Sidoo kale, badhanka leh, "Waan aqbalay shuruudahan" waxa si geesinimo leh loogu qoray halka 'ka bood rakibidda' ay aad uga yar tahay. Tani waa waxa uu yahay Qaabka Madow^{(Dark Pattern)} . Waddo ay fududahay in la galo laakiin aad u adag in laga baxo.

Tani waxay aad ugu badan tahay rakibidda boggaga software-ka iyo mareegaha e-commerce ee isticmaalaha lagu marin habaabiyo badhamada loo qaabeeyey qaab gaar ah. Kuwani waa qaar ka mid ah qaababka ugu caansan ee loo isticmaalo in lagugu khiyaaneeyo isticmaale ahaan. Waxaad ogaan kartaa oo aad ka fogaan kartaa iyaga kaliya haddii aad taxadar ku filan tahay. Sidoo kale, waa inaad ka tagtaa caadada inaad bixiso ogolaanshahaaga ama aqbasho shuruudaha si indho la'aan ah.

Akhri^(Read) : Taxaddar aasaasi ah oo aad u baahan tahay inaad sameyso ka hor intaadan gujin xiriirinta shabakadda^{(Basic precautions you need to take before clicking on web links)} .

Aan eegno tusaalooyin kale oo badan oo ah Hababka Madow^{(Dark Patterns)} ee inta badan loo isticmaalo in lagu khiyaaneeyo.

Tusaalooyinka caadiga ah ee Hababka Madow

Waan hubaa inaadan hore u maqlin ereyga mugdiga laakiin waxaad marar badan la kulantaa dhawr tusaale oo iyaga ah maalin kasta. Hoos^(Below) waxaa ku yaal qaar ka mid ah tusaalooyinka ugu caansan-

• Nooca tijaabada ah ee adeegga^{(The trial version of service)} - Waxaad is-diiwaangelisaa adiga oo u malaynaya inuu yahay nooc tijaabo ah laakiin kaarkaagu wuxuu si toos ah u dalaci doonaa marka ay tijaabadu dhacdo.
• Xayeysiiska interstitial- Xayeysiisyada^{(The interstitial ads- )} noocan oo kale ah waxay ku yaalliin shabakada oo dhan badhanka X yar ee lagu xiro xayeysiisyadan ayaa ku qarsoon meel geeska ah. Runtii way yar tahay in aad inta badan gujiso xayeysiiska halkii aad ka xidhi lahayd.
• Ku-soo-baxa goobtaada-^{(Pop-up for your location- )} Tan waxaa si aad ah loogu arkaa mareegaha e-commerce iyo apps-ka inta badan annaga ayaa caado xun u leh in aan gujino^(ALLOW) batoonka ALLOW anagoon xitaa ogaanin inaan dhab ahaantii u oggolaaneyno inay la socdaan dhammaan xogtayada.
• Saacadaha tirinta-^{(Countdown timer- )} Badhankan waxaad inta badan ku arki doontaa iimayladaada. Iimeyllada suuqgeyntu waxay leeyihiin badhankan oo ay wataan saacad xisaabiye cadaadis saaraya gujinta badhanka.
• Sign-up button/ Authorize the app- Weligaa miyaad la yaabtay sida aad u helayso emaillo badan oo suuqgeyn ah maalin kasta? Tani waa sababta oo ah waxaad caadaysatay inaad oggolaato apps-ka ama iska diiwaan geliso wargeysyada.
• Kudar wax-ku-darka-^{(Add the add-on- )} Markaad wax iibsanayso, shay yar ayaa lagu tusayaa gaadhigaaga wax-ka-iibsiga agtiisa isagoo kugu adkaysanaya inaad ku dartid. Tan waxaa sidoo kale lagu muujiyay sida ' Dadku^(People) sidoo kale wax u iibsadaan' mareegaha qaarkood.
• Jihada khaldan- is-dhexgalka ^{(Misdirection- )}isticmaalaha^(User) oo si gaar ah loogu talagalay inuu ku soo jeediyo dareenkaaga shay gaar ah.
• Kharashyada qarsoon-^{(Hidden costs- )} khidmadaha, cashuuraha, iwm kuma muuqdaan bogga ugu muhiimsan laakiin waxay ku yaalliin bogga ugu dambeeya marka aan hubinno. Caadiyan ma burino wax kala iibsiga wixii ka dambeeya.
• Guji Baits-^{(Click Baits- )} Cinwaanka ama sawirada thumbnail-ku waxay muujinayaan hal shay laakiin nuxurku wuxuu ku saabsan yahay wax aad uga duwan.
• Xayeysiisyada la qariyey-^{(Disguised ads-)} Xidhiidhiyayaasha xayeysiinta waxay ku hoos qarsoon yihiin badhanka soo dejinta ama badhanka socodka. Inta badan lagu arko bogga software-ka/apps-ka la soo degsado iyo boggaga internetka ee heesaha la soo dejiyo. 20 ka badhamada la soo dejiyo ee laga heli karo bogga mareegaha, mid keliya ayaa dhab ahaan ah isku xidhka soo dejinta, iyo dhammaan kuwa kale waa xayaysiis.
• Oggolaanshaha kukiyada-^{(Cookies consent-)} Waxaad ku arki kartaa pop-weydiinta ogolaanshaha cookies ku dhawaad ​​mareegta labaad ee aad booqato. Soo-bandhigyadaan waxay ka kooban yihiin badhan "Aqbal" midab weyn oo dhalaalaya mana jiro badhan lagu arkay meel kasta oo lagu diido cookies.

Kuwani waa qaar ka mid ah tusaalooyinka sida caadiga ah loo isticmaalo qaababka mugdiga ah laakiin waxaa jira kuwo kale oo badan oo lagu dari karo liiska. Waxaa jira shirkado aan la tirin karin oo isticmaala qaababkan sanado badan si ay u khiyaameeyaan isticmaalayaasha. Waxaad ka eegi kartaa Hall of Shame oo soo bandhigay qaar ka mid ah shirkadaha caanka ah ee caalamka kuwaas oo ku khiyaameeyay isticmaalayaasha qaababkan.

Akhri^(Read) : Sida loo hubiyo in xiriirku uu badbaado yahay ama aan la isticmaalin biraawsarkaaga^{(check if a link is safe or not using your web browser)} ?

Ma joojin karnaa qaababka mugdiga ah?

Nasiib darro maya. Waxaan haynaa blockers pop-up, iwm, laakiin ma jiro barnaamij caynkaas ah oo la heli karo oo xannibi kara dhammaan qaababka mugdiga ah ee loo isticmaalo shabakadaha iyo codsiyada. Sida kaliya ee looga hortagi karo la socodka xogtaada iyo noocyada kale ee qaababka mugdiga ah waa in aad taxaddar muujiso marka aad dhex baadhayso shabakada ama gujinaya badhanka kasta.

Qaababka Madow sharci-darro ma yihiin?

Tani waa xuduud! Si kastaba ha ahaatee, California ayaa lagu soo waramayaa inay mamnuucday noocyo ka mid ah qaababka mugdiga ah iyo xukunno kale oo badan ayaa ka shaqeynaya dhibaatadan.

TALO^(TIPS) :

1. Booqo boostadayada  Shabkada URL Scanners & Link Checkers.^{(Website URL Scanners & Link Checkers.)}
2. Tijaabooyinka  Badbaadada Darowsarrada^{(Browser Security Tests)} si loo hubiyo in Browser -kaagu yahay badbaado ayaa laga yaabaa inay sidoo kale ku xiiseeyaan.
3. Sawir  -qaadayaasha URL-kan ee bilaashka ah^{(free Online URL Scanners)}  waxay sidoo kale kaa caawin karaan inaad iskaan ka sameyso mareegaha malware, fayraska, phishing, iwm.

Dark Patterns: Website tricks, Examples, Types, How to Spot & Avoid

Ever heard of Dark Patterns? Well, this is something you often come across but don’t really spot it. Today in this post, we will learn about-

1. What are Dark Patterns?
2. How do Dark Patterns work?
3. How to spot and avoid the Dark Patterns?
4. The common examples of Dark Patterns
5. Can we block the Dark Patterns?
6. Are Dark Patterns illegal?

What are Dark Patterns?

Dark patterns are the special tricks used in the interface of the applications and websites that make you do the things that you don’t really want to. For example, when you land on a website and have to sign-up even if you don’t want to, or buy a product even if you don’t mean to. Basically, the patterns used to take your consent trickily.

How do Dark Patterns Work?

Dark Patterns are been used for years to trick users say yes even when they don’t want to. To trick them into giving up their money, data, and time. When you visit a website or use an app, you don’t really read the entire thing and just quickly move through the text. This is where the companies trick you with the dark patterns to buy some overpriced policies, subscribe for a monthly service, allow tracking your location, sign-up for a trial version, and much more. One of the most common Dark Patterns is “I accept these terms” button. We often see this button on various websites and apps and most of the time we click on it without even checking the terms.

However, if you are careful enough, you can spot and avoid these tricks easily. Let’s see how.

How to spot and avoid the Dark Patterns?

To avoid something, you first need to understand and spot that thing. Have you noticed that subscribe button or a buy-now button on a sale page is so bold, bigger in size, and noticeable whereas the unsubscribe button is always very small in size, blur in color and hidden somewhere between a lot of text? Similarly, the button saying, “I accept these terms” is boldly written where ‘skip installing’ is much less prominent. This is what a Dark Pattern is. A pathway where it is easy to enter but quite difficult to exit.

This is very common in software installing pages and e-commerce websites wherein the user is misdirected with the buttons designed in a particular fashion. These are some of the most common patterns used to trick you as a user. You can spot and avoid them only if you are careful enough. Also, you have to leave the habit of giving your consent or accepting the terms blindly.

Read: Basic precautions you need to take before clicking on web links.

Let’s take a look at some more examples of Dark Patterns commonly used to trick you.

Common examples of Dark Patterns

I am pretty sure you have not heard of the term dark patterns before but you often come across several examples of them daily. Below are some of the most common examples-

• The trial version of service– You sign-up assuming it as a trial version but your card gets charged automatically when the trial expired.
• The interstitial ads- Such advertisements are all over the web and the tiny X button to close these ads is hidden somewhere in the corner. It is actually that small that you often click on the ad instead of closing it.
• Pop-up for your location- This is very commonly seen in e-commerce websites and apps and most of us have that bad habit to click on the ALLOW button without even realizing that we are actually allowing them to track all our data.
• Countdown timer- This button you will often see in your emails. The marketing emails have this button with a countdown timer putting up pressure on your click on a button.
• Sign-up button/ Authorize the app- Have you ever wondered how are you getting tons of marketing emails every day? This is because you are in a habit of authorizing the apps or signing up for the newsletters.
• Add the add-on- While purchasing something, a small item is shown near your shopping cart insisting you add it. This is also shown as ‘People also buy’ on some websites.
• Misdirection- User interface specially designed to draw your attention to a particular thing.
• Hidden costs- The fees, taxes, etc are not shown on the main page but on the last page when we checkout. We normally don’t cancel the transaction after that.
• Click Baits- The title or the thumbnail images show one thing but the content is about something very different.
• Disguised ads- The advertisement links are hidden under the download button or the navigation button. Most commonly seen in the software/apps download page and the songs download websites. Out of the 20 download buttons available on the webpage, only one is genuinely a download link, and all others are advertisements.
• Cookies consent- You can see a pop-asking for cookies consent in almost every second website you visit. These pop-ups contain a big and bright-colored “Accept” button and there is no button seen anywhere to refuse cookies.

These are some of the commonly used examples of dark patterns but there are many more that can be added to the list. There are countless companies using these patterns for years to trick the users. You can check out the Hall of Shame which showcases some of the most reputed global companies who had been tricking the users with these patterns.

Read: How to check if a link is safe or not using your web browser?

Can we block the dark patterns?

Unfortunately no. We do have pop-up blockers, etc, available but there is no such program available that can block all the dark patterns being used in the websites and applications. The only way to prevent your data tracking and other types of dark patterns is to be a little careful while browsing the web or clicking any button.

Are Dark Patterns illegal?

This is borderline! However, California reportedly had banned certain types of dark patterns and many other jurisdictions are working on this problem.

TIPS:

1. Visit our post on Website URL Scanners & Link Checkers.
2. These Browser Security Tests to check if your Browser is secure may also interest you.
3. These free Online URL Scanners can also help you scan websites for malware, virus, phishing, etc.

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