[hackernewds]

> CK has inside views to the models these companies use, and wouldn't be surprised to find that 90% is actualy very close to reality.

or the basis as is obvious is that this was a fraudulent claim. these things get researched thoroughly before they levied

[charles_kaw]

I read it more as "using uncertainty" is a dark pattern and to stop it even if it's accurate. 10% of users a company with that many is a pretty significant impact to people.

I reread the article again, and it seems to me it was "pre-approved" that was the issue.

Regardless, it's good the behavior was noticed and stopped.

[spoils19]

I doubt it - CK is funded and the FTC is underfunded. Trusting the government over private in this scenario could be perilous.

[simonh]

And yet it turns out the proportion of applicants not qualified was more more than 3 times higher than CK claimed, and their assertions that applicants were pre-approved turned out to be a flat out lie.