CCPA fines PhysicsWallah ₹5 Lakh for dark patterns; pre-ticked donation box netted ₹2.47 Cr from 21.36 Lakh users
India's consumer regulator penalised PhysicsWallah for a pre-ticked ₹10 donation checkbox and forced data collection on free courses. The dark pattern extracted ₹2.47 Cr from 21.36 Lakh users; opt-out hit 64% once unticked. McAfee was also fined ₹1 Lakh same day, with 15-day compliance window.
CCPA fined PhysicsWallah ₹5 Lakh after a pre-ticked ₹10 donation box netted ₹2.47 Cr from 21.36 Lakh users; opt-out hit 64% once unticked.
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