LocalCircles – pressnews

[ad_1] Over half of the consumers surveyed have experienced subscription traps, hidden charges and other dark patterns on purchasing apps or other software through their mobile application stores, online research firm LocalCircles said on Monday.LocalCircles during the survey came across instances where the consumer opted for a free app or one-time service but later was drawn into a subscription service. The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on November 30 issued a gazette notification to ban dark patterns. The government has identified 13 types of dark patterns which include false urgency, basket sneaking, confirm shaming, forced action, subscription trap, interface interference, bait and switch, drip pricing, disguised advertisement, nagging, SaaS (software as a service) bi...

[ad_1] A survey has revealed shocking statistics about what WhatsApp users are going through with as many as 46% reporting that they are facing a barrage of unsolicited audio and video calls mostly from international numbers. The survey was conducted by community social media platform LocalCircles. Not just that, as many as 83% of respondents state that this onslaught is fairly recent - they have been getting such calls more frequently since the last 30 days. Also, 59% of respondents have said that they are getting such calls primarily from international numbers. Many are being pestered by missed calls too. According to LocalCircles, "There is a very real possibility of these calls originating from India with international numbers being used to mask the Indian number." The onslaught ha...

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Over half of consumers claim facing subscription trap, hidden charges in app purchases: Survey

46% WhatsApp users facing barrage of unsolicited audio, video calls; most from international numbers: Survey