[LegitShady]

Just an FYI AMD Ryzen Master installer contains a dark pattern.

When you first launch it you have to scroll down the disclaimer/license to check off the "I agree to terms and conditions" box (which is obviously unchecked by default).

When you do, it creates the "install button" you can click but the checked box now sits beside text about sending AMD information and if you aren't looking you may assume its still the same text as when you checked the box.

The end effect is to get the user to agree to send data without them noticing.

[spectre3d]

Just tried installing it, that doesn’t happen (any more). How recent was it that the dark pattern existed?

After you agree to the disclaimer the checkbox disappears and there is no changed text that appears.

[LegitShady]

I went through the install process 5 minutes before I posted. Using the same installer I recorded a video and converted it to GIF. I redownloaded the installer to check and it still does this.

Note that while its large in the gif because I only clipped the installer, the installer is the entire focus here and the actual window size is small and it was very easy to miss on a full desktop. The installer doesn't full screen and just sits in a little box. You can see text in the background is the regular size text from the hackernews post you replied to in the background to give an idea of relative sizes.

Recording here:

https://i.ibb.co/h2MRz60/AMD-Ryzen-Master-Dark-Patterns.gif

[spectre3d]

Here's my recording:

https://ibb.co/LnbH6Wy

No idea why I’m not seeing the same thing you are.

[LegitShady]

totally different. I wonder if its some kind of a/b testing.

[spectre3d]

Very strange to be sure. Perhaps it’s because my CPU is Intel and not AMD.

[LegitShady]

No idea. The computer I'm running it on using a 7900X and an RTX 4080.