It is an unpopular opinion but I see GDPR as a watershed for user hostile design. It used to be that people involved with the web read Jacob Nielsen and Don’t Make Me Think, there was always pressure from the suits to distract users with BS but it was possible to hold the line.
Once the GDPR came out, now it was required, even admirable, to distract users. Once that window was broken the car got stripped within 24 hours and now it is not unusual to have to dismiss 3 or more pop ups asking you to subscribe to an email newsletter.
Once the GDPR came out, now it was required, even admirable, to distract users. Once that window was broken the car got stripped within 24 hours and now it is not unusual to have to dismiss 3 or more pop ups asking you to subscribe to an email newsletter.