Dark Patterns [Discrimination by Design]

[rayzer at riseup.net (Razer)]

On 09/01/2016 08:40 PM, grarpamp wrote:
> http://darkpatterns.org/
> 
> A Dark Pattern is a user interface that has been carefully crafted to
> trick users into doing things, such as buying insurance with their
> purchase or signing up for recurring bills.
> Normally when you think of â??bad designâ??, you think of the creator as
> being sloppy or lazy but with no ill intent. This type of bad design
> is known as a â??UI anti-patternâ??.
> Dark Patterns are different â?? they are not mistakes, they are
> carefully crafted with a solid understanding of human psychology, and
> they do not have the userâ??s interests in mind.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VER5_j9VHI
> http://www.fleen.org/
> http://pmwdzvbyvnmwobk5.onion/project/brain_hacking
> 
> The answers are out there... seek, and ye shall find...
> 


Speaking of "carefully crafted to trick users into doing things" and
"they do not have the userâ??s interests in mind.".

Discrimination by Design @propublica:

"Discriminatory design and decision-making affects all aspects of our
lives: from the quality of our health care and education to where we
live to what scientific questions we choose to ask. It would be
impossible to cover them all, so weâ??ll focus on the more tangible and
visual design that humans interact with every day.

You canâ??t talk about discriminatory design without mentioning city
planner Robert Moses, whose public works projects shaped huge swaths of
New York City from the 1930s through the 1960s. The physical design of
the environment is a powerful tool when itâ??s used to exclude and isolate
specific groups of people. And Mosesâ?? design choices have had lasting
discriminatory effects that are still felt in modern New York.

A notorious example: Moses designed a number of Long Island Parkway
overpasses to be so low that buses could not drive under them. This
effectively blocked Long Island from the poor and people of color who
tend to rely more heavily on public transportation..."

Treatise: https://www.propublica.org/article/discrimination-by-design

Rr