3 ms·
Geeks like us would understand that, but regular users (especially for Facebook) would be utterly confused. Any better ideas?
by alain94040 16y ago
Geeks like us would understand that, but regular users (especially for Facebook) would be utterly confused. Any better ideas?
- pavel_lishin 16y agoThey'd be confused until they learned. Facebook was probably confusing for my mom until she figured it out. People are more adaptable than you think, when the information is presented in a clear way. To put it another, harsher way - adapt or die, we need a better class of netizens who aren't completely baffled by non-binary decisions.
- nitrogen 16y agoIn addition to what pavel_lishin said, this is just a UI problem. A skilled developer working with a skilled UX designer could make a comprehensive security system that anyone can use, possibly by allowing casual users to accept some kind of default, and anyone who cares enough to drill down into detailed permissions.
- untog 16y agoTaking the Facebook permissions window as an example, I can't see why having a checkbox next to each permission would be complicated. Give developers the opportunity to grey those checkboxes out (i.e. this app relies fundamentally on this permission, you can't run without it) and get them to check for the presence of the remainder- and you're done.