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60% of Mobile Games Send Nagging App Alerts: 2026 Data

60% of Mobile Games Send Nagging App Alerts: 2026 Data

60% of the 439 mobile games audited in a 2025 international sweep sent nagging notifications urging players to reopen the app, per the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network. See the disclosure gap, iOS vs Android comparisons, and what the largest academic app crawls found.

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750+ Data Brokers Registered: The 2026 State Registry Count

750+ Data Brokers Registered: The 2026 State Registry Count

At least 750 data brokers were registered in one or more US state registries, according to a Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and EFF analysis published June 2025. See the count by state, the hundreds of companies missing from each state's own list, and why Connecticut and New Jersey still have no working registry.

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150 BIPA Lawsuits Filed in 2025, Down 65% From 2024

150 BIPA Lawsuits Filed in 2025, Down 65% From 2024

Plaintiffs filed 150 lawsuits under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act in 2025, down 65% from 427 in 2024, per Duane Morris' Class Action Review 2026. See the year-by-year filing trend, why the drop happened, and the billion-dollar settlements still working through the courts.

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76% of Websites Use Dark Patterns: 2024 Sweep Data

76% of Websites Use Dark Patterns: 2024 Sweep Data

About 76% of the retailer and subscription websites and apps examined in a 2024 global sweep by 27 consumer protection authorities used at least one dark pattern, per the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network. See why independent studies put the number as low as 11%, and which specific dark pattern type is most common.

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