How data privacy rules may tighten screws on dark patterns in e-commerce, food delivery apps

Mint featured our partner Archana Balasubramanian who commented: “The DPDP rules and the Act are drafted more like a general document rather than prescriptive rules, said Archana Balasubramanian, partner at Agama Law Associates. What counts as “necessary” data is still open to interpretation, she said, warning that businesses may continue exploiting grey areas until enforcement settles, noting that some dark patterns have historically persisted because “businesses have always found a way out”., in its story titled How data privacy may tighten screws on dark patterns in E- Commerce, food delivery apps.

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