通过发现和禁令，利用测试驱动开发（TDD）拆解黑暗模式

I am proposing to use TDD to get a set of tests to pass in a system I do not control or have any internal knowledge of. The system contains &quot;dark patterns&quot; that must be dismantled.<p>To run the tests, I&#x27;m planning to move for a Technical Special Master in my active federal lawsuit against the company, which prays for permanent injunctions to compel the code changes required to get the tests passing. I&#x27;ve proposed ESI Protocols for discovery that will give the special master access to the code and data needed to evaluate the proposed &quot;tests&quot; (stipulated binary interrogatories):<p>‣ 1) Login Verification Email Delivery: Will login verification emails be delivered to input email addresses that do not have a prior user identity when the login form is submitted? (YES|NO).<p>‣ 2) Account Completion Form Presentation: Upon submission of a valid code from the login verification email for an input email address that did not have a prior user identity, will a login account completion form be presented? (YES|NO).<p>‣ 3) User Identity Registration: Upon valid submission of the login account completion form when no prior user identity existed, will a user identity associated with the input email address be registered? (YES|NO).<p>‣ 4) HomeAdvisor &quot;Welcome Back&quot; Banner Display: Upon valid submission of the login account completion form and subsequent initial login when no prior user identity existed, will a message banner containing the phrase &quot;Welcome Back&quot; be displayed at homeadvisor.com? (YES|NO).<p>‣ 5) Payment Method Deletion Presentation: Do the payment method controls at angi.com lack, omit, or hide an interface element to remove or delete an existing payment method? (YES|NO).<p>‣ 6) Payment Method Deletion Capability: Does the functionality for managing payment methods lack a capability to delete the payment method associated with a registered user without requiring a replacement? (YES|NO).<p>‣ 7) Payment Token Storage: Does the system store a payment token associated with the user&#x27;s payment method after cancellation of the service? (YES|NO).<p>All would fail now with &quot;YES&quot; answers. If the judge grants the injunctions and the company were compelled to remediate, all 7 tests would pass (NO=GREEN). This would result in the verifiable dismantling of two &quot;dark patterns&quot; (UTPA violations) that are currently capable of harming consumers.<p>■ Pattern 1: The deceptive login registration funnel at homeadvisor.com will be replaced with a non-deceptive login experience (bits 1-4).<p>■ Pattern 2: Forced financial data retention at angi.com will be curbed by the addition of payment method deletion functionality (bits 5-7).<p>This is the model I&#x27;m proposing for TDD via electronic discovery. The defendant will resist, but I believe I am proposing a reasonable model, and I&#x27;d like to see this approach used in FTC and SEC litigation as we begin dismantling the dark patterns around us.<p>For more background, see my federal lawsuit, Litchfield v. Angi Inc. (3:25-cv-02394-SI). Please be aware that I have a financial incentive here, a transparently disclosed active bearish position on ANGI stock. My investment thesis followed my discoveries of deceptive practices at Angi Inc.. My position is a measure of my conviction to the truth of my evidence, and is in no way investment advice for others.<p>The full case and all evidence is available to the public via the RECAP archives: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.courtlistener.com&#x2F;docket&#x2F;72074717&#x2F;litchfield-v-angi-inc&#x2F;