What to do about these forms of online end-user abuse - Dark Patterns....

[polonus]

The various forms of how end-users are being manipulated to leave more data
then they intend to leave: https://darkpatterns.org/types-of-dark-pattern.html

Check where you are going and especially for websites you visit the first time around.
Do not actually visit the website in question but check via third party scanning.

There is more scam and spam around than one could ever wish to avoid.

Watchdogs won't protect you, they are one-shop protectors of the hand (lobby),
that feeds them. You are the only one that can protect your devices, yourself and yours.

Pity the ZenMate Web Firewall has been discontinued as a Google Chrome extension.

But we still have Avast Online Security  -
report website abuse to help our community stay aware.

polonus (volunteer 3rd party cold website security analyst and website error-hunter)