CCPA Fines PhysicsWallah ₹5 Lakh For 'Basket Sneaking', 'Confirm Shaming' And 'Forced Action'; Imposes ₹1 Lakh Penalty On McAfee Over Dark Patterns
Praveen Mishra
4 Jun 2026 2:00 PM IST
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), headed by Chief Commissioner Nidhi Khare and Commissioner Anupam Mishra, has imposed penalties on PhysicsWallah Limited and McAfee Software India Private Limited for deploying "dark patterns" that misled consumers and influenced their choices on digital platforms. The Authority imposed a penalty of ₹5 lakh on PhysicsWallah and ₹1 lakh...
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