Questions tagged [ethics]
recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior such as code of conduct, honourable behaviours and virtues
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Any trends or examples of how to distinguish between AI and human generated content?
With a lot of AI generated content populating the Internet and its growing presence, it seems socially responsible for individuals, businesses and organizations to provide some disclaimer about the ...
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Are there theoretical ways to create empathy between users of a product?
So I've had this question forever, but it doesn't seem like I've seen any answers to it as of yet.
We've all seen the trashfires of many social media websites, but my question still stands, is it ...
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How to allow users to opt out from data tracking tools?
Our team is implementing Hotjar and Google analytics so we can start tracking data to help us improve the user experience but I was thinking it would be ethical to allow users to opt out if they don't ...
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Key pillars of ethical design practices in digital products and services
The Digital Ethics Compass is a noteworthy attempt to encapsulate some of the key considerations that will help address some common oversight when it comes to the design of digital products and ...
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Is there a list of game elements that have neutral impact of trustworthiness?
In the article Gamification - A good idea for a serious topic like financial services?, the author says:
Although gamification is one of the most powerful methods of motivating people and can have ...
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What is a responsible design/web application? It is just being responsive and accessible?
I came across the interesting term "responsible applications" used in an article, which proposes that an application that is responsible to the users is one that both responsive and ...
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What's wrong with social media feeds in terms of design ethics? How can it be fixed?
I recently saw the documentary 'social dilemma' about how social media platforms like FB and Instagram are impacting many people's lives negatively, in terms of creating an addiction to polarised ...
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How to document or describe an ethically designed user interface or interaction pattern?
It is common for designers and consumers nowadays to talk about or refer to 'dark patterns', although it is probably the intention of the designer that makes the pattern 'dark' rather than the ...
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What situations might it be acceptable to design something that would be considered unethical?
In the recent StackOverflow Developer Survey, over 100,000 developers were asked a series of questions reflecting their experiences working in the industry.
On the subject of ethics, two questions ...
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Questions regarding biological sex seen as offensive?
I have been tasked with creating a new front-end for an insurance company, the idea being to provide rough quotes based on filling out a questionnaire, the back-end quote generation etc. is all ...
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Dark Patterns - Preselection
Say you have stakeholders wanting a certain journey which you deem unethical.
Would you agree that pre-selecting an option for a user before they've even had a chance to read the options is ...
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Should I do a redesign as part of hiring process? [closed]
Is it ethical to ask a potential hire to redesign an existing website for the company?
For context, I've been sent a static image of a dashboard for a major bank. I've been given no information ...
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How to educate new UX designers about design ethics
I saw the latest in a number of books written about the impact of bad design and how it can have tragic consequences in what seems to be a catchy title of "Tragic Design"
The book is intended to:
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How do I conduct research on healthcare patients' experiences effectively and ethically?
I'm working on a side project to help improve patients' healthcare outcomes. This is an independent project and I am not affiliated with any organization. I want to learn about people's experiences in ...
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The UX designer's responsibility to the public and ethical behaviour guidelines in companies
I read an excerpt from AIGA's publication on design's responsibility to the public:
The designer’s responsibility to the public
A professional designer shall avoid projects that will result in harm
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How to encourage ethical usage and discourage unethical usage?
I am currently creating a computer malfunction tool at a university IT center. Ideally, the tool is supposed to work as something similar to an amber alert, where the reporting of some event could be ...
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Ethical issues in UX design: are they different to ethics in graphic design and design research?
I am still trying to track down references and resources regarding the topic of ethics in UX design.
So far I have seen things like the Ethical Design Manifesto from Ind.ie that covers all aspects and ...
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UX strategies and its implementation aimed at preventing RSI in mobile apps?
I have seen many desktop software for office workers like Workrave, Guardian-EOS and RSI Guard (Remedy Interactive is apparently same company behind Guardian-EOS) out there to prevent repetitive ...
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What is the proper balance between clean and ethical design?
Every company has a balance between clean and ethical design. Is there a particular standard or is it solely based on the type of business operations? I've given a few examples to help illustrate my ...
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Which level of management or UX hierarchy has the responsibility for setting the design code of ethics for the organisation? [closed]
I believe that in a graphics or visual design setting, the creative director or artistic director would be responsible for this. However, in many organisations the hierarchy or level of governance for ...
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What is the difference between 'ethical' and 'socially responsible' design
I have seen these terms used in the context of discussions about the responsibilities and obligations of designers to their own ethical and moral standards. I wonder if these terms are commonly used ...
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Are there any standards to certify or verify that a digital product or service has been designed ethically?
I was thinking about how these days consumers are conscious about whether certain types of food products are certified to be compliant with ethical processes or practices such as the fair trade ...
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ethics - Should a Mac app ask the user permission for gathering data about their hardware?
I am programming and designing a Mac OS X system monitoring app. In order to improve the functionality of the app, it will collect this data and send it to my web backend:
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How to raise concerns about ethical issues in UX design?
Just wondering if there are any examples of processes or standards in place within companies to raise ethical concerns related to UX design practices that anyone is aware of. I don't think there has ...
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Is UX design with the intent to change user behaviour without their permission or consent ethical?
There are a lot of UX designer being hired in the e-commerce space at the moment, and no doubt many will have experience competing or conflicting interests when it comes to business and sales-driven ...
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Where is the best place to ask the user their ethnicity?
I'm building an enterprise mobile application for health and medical purposes, and due to the data driven nature of the app we ask users to enter their ethnicity. It's entirely optional but it allows ...
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At which point are ethical guidelines and practices applied in a UX design process?
One area that definitely does not attract enough attention in the topics being discussed in UX design is where the line needs to be drawn when it comes to design practices that influence user ...
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Is there an accepted or commonly applied UX practitioner's code of conduct/ethics guide?
Often in our line of work we are asked to do things that do not serve the user's benefit and are not in line with UX design best practices, but is there a specific line that we should not cross as UX ...
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Why do laptops have so many stickers?
They're telling me who made the OS, who made the processor, who made the speakers, who made the graphics card and who put all of these together!
Such details are acceptable on the packaging, but once ...
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Is Chrome's ToS usage statistics opt-in a dark pattern?
I've just published a blog article on Google's deceivingly clever trick to increase the opt-in rate for its Chrome usage statistics collection program. Take a look at the Chrome ToS screen, especially ...
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How much value is there in using "industry standard" design elements?
I'm currently thinking about a redesign of my personal website. One of my goals for the redesign is to add to my perceived authority as part of my chosen industry. One option for achieving this is to ...
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Is implementing dark patterns unethical?
A recent question and discussion got me thinking - some UX practices are considered "dark patterns", and they're held up as bad UX from the user's perspective, though they can actually be good for the ...
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Visualize deceased user on social media?
Death is part of our life, but we tend not to think about it. When a user dies in real life, the digital user still exists. Sometimes relatives continue to update the deceased users’ social media ...
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