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Dude, chill. Apps using Pingjam displayed a very concise and clear explanation of the caller Id functionality at startup, including a screenshot, and activated
by ranrub 13y ago
Dude, chill. Apps using Pingjam displayed a very concise and clear explanation of the caller Id functionality at startup, including a screenshot, and activated it only if the user explicitly agreed to it. Ads appeared only on calls which were identified (I.e. when you got value from it), and the ads were always relevant to the call (e.g. when you called a spa you were offered a coupon for spa treatments)
Every caller id screen and every ad had clear attribution to the app that brought it, plus a button to immediately opt out of the service.
- calbear81 13y agoHere's a screenshot I found of the permissions screen (http://blog.andromo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/pingjam-dialog.png http://blog.andromo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/pingjam-d...). There's no screenshot of the type of ads I'm going to get and the actions are not clear whether I'm "OK"ing acknowledgment or if I am enabling the ads. To an average user who doesn't want to read, I would expect them to just press OK because it seems like a standard first time user startup screen. Would "cancel" close the app? I wouldn't be surprised if most opt-ins were not truly intentional. To me this is a dark pattern. The notification should have clearly asked "Would you like to enable caller ads?" and "Yes" or "No".