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The UX should say: "This file is a NSF file, do you want to open it?"
by partycoder 10y ago
The UX should say: "This file is a NSF file, do you want to open it?"
- fowl2 10y agoWhat user, upon attempting to open the file, would say "no"? I wouldn't.
- tripzilch 10y agoBut then there is no helping you no matter what, is there.
- alanh 10y ago1) Make an argument. This isn’t one. 2) Why suggest a prompt that doesn’t give the user an understanding of what they are being asked and why it matters?
- partycoder 10y agoImplicit information is what allowed millions of devices to be infected via AUTORUN.INF files causing billions of dollars in damage. People think in ways of making things simple and easy, but you end up harming people. It's a leaky abstraction of trust. This would fall into the same category. You don't expect risk from a MP3. But then it's not an MP3, it's a NSF.
- voltagex_ 10y agoand continuously prompting people for input is a good way to train them to always click "Yes". https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2016/10/security-fatigue-can-cause-computer-users-feel-hopeless-and-act-recklessly https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2016/10/security-fatig...
- partycoder 10y agoWould not be fatigue. If the extension is mp3 and the detected type is mp3, no need to show a dialog. Only show a dialog if there might be something phony going on.