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Ask HN: re. the darkpatterns article, what should ethical software look like?
Currently on the front page -
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12180072
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/07/dark-patterns-are-designed-to-trick-you-and-theyre-all-over-the-web/
- angersock 10y agoIt doesn't really matter what it looks like, because it underperforms in the market and is at best a feel-good curiosity. Users at this point at trained--if they weren't already--to go ahead and do all of the things that make these techniques successful. A starting point might be having software/businesses that don't rely on advertising and surveillance, but lord knows nobody wants to give that cash cow up.
- notduncansmith 10y agoI don't believe that advertising and surveillance have to be as tightly coupled as they currently are.
- benologist 10y agoSome features I love to see: - ability to export my data - ability to close my account - ability to upgrade, downgrade, end subscription - everything private by default - explicit consent to make stuff publicly visible/shared - don't automatically bill me when a trial ends
- antoineMoPa 10y agoIf we follow the FSF's principles, there are no ethical SaaS. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.en.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-s... So ethical software would be free software hosted on your own machine.