Watch out for dark patterns lurking in your online shopping cart. Ever seen messages like "Only 2 rooms left!" or "Items in your cart will expire soon" while shopping online? You re not alone! These are called dark patterns. A common design tactic that manipulates or heavily influences users to make certain choices. But they are no longer lurking in the dark, India s consumer protection watchdog is cracking down and putting the spotlight on them but can they be stopped? Host Mugdha Variyar decodes the web of these patterns with a UX designer that weaves them in to lure users and questions the effectiveness of the guidelines with Prateek Waghre, Executive Director of the Internet Freedom Foundation in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!
Robotic Fetch Toy and Waste Scooper for Dogs, Spotlight on Intruders Among Projects June 9, 2021 Share This:
Class of 2021 computer engineering graduate James Samawi poses with his team’s Auto Tracking Security and Surveillance Spotlight.
For dog owners who don’t like picking up their four-legged friends’ waste, the robotic “Scoop-A-Tron” will do it for them.
Or, for those who don’t have time to play games with their dog, “FetchBot” will do the trick. The autonomous robot keeps a pet entertained by chasing and retrieving a tennis ball.
And while many modern home surveillance cameras passively record intruder incidents, this new-fangled device uses thermal technology and computer vision to track the movement of prowlers. The thermal camera and bright LED lights can stop intruders in their tracks.