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Pretty sure we need a new term if a term is being co-opted to mean something it's not. Something like "malign algorithm", or "encroaching design" might do.
by BariumBlue 10y ago
Pretty sure we need a new term if a term is being co-opted to mean something it's not.
Something like "malign algorithm", or "encroaching design" might do.
- wonkaWonka 10y agoDark patterns ask you to sit in a chair, without telling you that you can get paid to stand. (masking benefit without restricting access to the benefit; misdirection but without total erosion of trust) This is about exploiting the exposure of unique identifiers (phone number mapped to email), and an interloping tattle-tale ratting out their correlation to the same owner. It's something more akin to a Prisoner's Dilema, except people aren't cognizant that "They Are The Product" so no one thinks of themselves as prisoners ratting out conspirators.