Wimpy ass fines.

lol you go on believing that

I'm assuming it's within Azure and compliant with all their existing policies. I work in a regulated industry and wondered this as well. I've been using ChatGPT for work but there's so much I'd love to use it with but can't due to privacy concerns.

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The article answers it. You can apply for a refund.

This is partly true, but kind of misses the point. Pushing users towards the path you want isn’t bad. If the options are “Wipe my Hard Drive” and “Nevermind” it might be good to put up enough roadblocks that the user needs to think to get through.

A “dark pattern” is when you are being evil/deceptive by pushing or tricking users into doing something they probably don’t want to do or is against their interest.

Of course this definition would include almost every single EULA. Those don’t count though, because corporate lawyers are very good at their job.

What I want to know is whether OneDrive data will be shared with OpenAI or is this a privatized version exclusive for Microsoft’s use. That could have serious repercussions if proprietary data leaves Microsoft’s servers and customers aren’t notified well in advance.

Will use only if it looks like a perky paper clip!

They definitely had some schemes, also why they wanted their own store to pull more of this.

> In a complaint announced in December as part of a settlement package with Epic, the FTC said that Epic deployed a variety of design tricks known as dark patterns aimed at getting consumers of all ages to make unintended in-game purchases. Fortnite’s counterintuitive, inconsistent, and confusing button configuration led players to incur unwanted charges based on the press of a single button. The company also made it easy for children to make purchases while playing Fortnite without requiring any parental consent. According to the FTC’s complaint, Epic also locked the accounts of customers who disputed unauthorized charges with their credit card companies.

The most egregious part

> According to the FTC’s complaint, Epic also locked the accounts of customers who disputed unauthorized charges with their credit card companies.

I love Unreal Engine, Epic Games needs to stop messing around before they ruin it.

People who are honest about trying to make money are good business imo

Don't need to update to continue using Windows, but they'll sure make it look like you do. And of course I'm going to be reluctant to update my operating system when "feature" updates are bundled in with those vital security updates. It's always a coin flip on whether the next update will break something or quietly revert my settings. Though, a better example of this practice in windows is during account creation. If you want a local account in Windows 10 (not a Microsoft account), you need to jump through so many hoops because it's a hidden option. They made it harder and harder to not use a Microsoft account. In windows 11 the option is just gone.

Yeah I totally noticed that… one click and it buys… no confirm or anything

Same, but then ages ago

I bet the Italian dub of The Office is horrendous.

Per the article you are commenting on: "FTC will use the money to provide refunds to customers. Consumers who believe they may have been injured by Epic’s practices can visit FTC.gov/Fortnite for more information on the refund process."

Demo Thread - https://twitter.com/AlphaSignalAI/status/1636384815556751361

Per the article you are commenting on: "FTC will use the money to provide refunds to customers. Consumers who believe they may have been injured by Epic’s practices can visit FTC.gov/Fortnite for more information on the refund process."

You'll need to update in order to continue using their services, it's in the contract you signed while signing up for the account. They don't want unsecure, out of date accounts compromising the safety of their websites.

should of quoted Brittany spears

"work bitch"

My comment Insta-banned on (r/worldnews) immediately (RE: TikTok banned on UK Gov phones): To not be spied on with a phone, you need Third Party Open Source Operating System on the device! You'd also need to have access and control over the Hardware Coding! The BIOS/equivalent can be the spying system. Does anyone understand how devices work anymore? There are layers of the device that can be compromised. The greatest spying apps are Apple iOS and Android OS, throw in Windows OS, Mac OS... There should have been a wave of Unix and Linux uptake when we all still stood a chance of avoiding a surveillance society.

YOUR DEVICE IS SPYING ON YOU 24/7, it's embedded in the root of the device/system!!!

P.s. Any crystal/antennae hardware in your device can be used to pick up sound and embed it in the WiFi signal itself. If you want to find sneaky, think sneaky.

Use reddit to catch when a comment is shadow banned immediately that you might be into a very real truth. Post a good theory and see if they are being sponsored to block that idea. Check by using a incognito tab to check the same feed. I know it's 'Reddit' but it's excellent fishing, especially in Worldnews threads! Modded by Shills for the psychotic agenda engines of nightmare futures usually.

They changed it. But before iirc one of the things was that opening a item preview on console and purchasing the item are the same button, so if the ui is slow and you double tap X you might have bought something. With also no option for a refund and banning accounts if players or parents of players did chargebacks on their payment method

Looking at this very casually, this is approximately 5% of the earnings from FORTNITE for one year.

Not 5% of Epic's earnings.
Not 50% of Fortnites earnings.

If you make 50k a year, this is comparable to a 2500 fine. But don't forget in this scenario you are just one person living in a mansion already so it doesn't really matter.

They do the same “dark pattern” when getting the free games. They make it seem like you have to check a box to complete the transaction, when it’s actually to subscribe to the developers newsletters. Glad this got attention. Shame on Epic.

It literally says in the article you can get a refund at ftc.gov/Fornite does no one read the article before they comment?

You don't. The government does.

It's not about making reparations. It's about making money.