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This post is a list of things to avoid doing, but it could benefit from an example of acceptable examples. It's funny how the language around this kind of thin
by photochemsyn 4y ago
This post is a list of things to avoid doing, but it could benefit from an example of acceptable examples. It's funny how the language around this kind of thing has grown more convoluted since 'whitelist' and 'blacklist' have been removed from the language, so instead we have 'dark pattern' which, on similar grounds, could inspire another call for language censorship.
Fundamentally, it's just easier to check patterns against an allowed list than against a banned list, because if the pattern is in the acceptable set, you're done, but just because it's not found in the unacceptable set, doesn't mean it's not deceptive.
- remus 4y agoI find the various regulators tend to set a good example. e.g. the ICO in the UK https://ico.org.uk/ https://ico.org.uk/