On May 8, 2009, at 1:42 PM, Brad Nunnally wrote:
Some claim there is an ethical issue that arises any time someone
tries to
influence another with or without their consent. Being a student of
philosophy I can see the gray line that separates the ethical issue,
but I
rest that on the shoulders of the individual designers rather than the
community as a whole.
B. J. Fogg discusses this in great length in his awesome book,
Persuasive Technology: Using Computers To Change What We Think And Do.
Sorry for not giving an Amazon link -- I'm on a train with no wifi
(The Humanity!).
B. J. has really explored this in depth and really does a fabulous job
of exploring the ethical and technical perspectives.
Jared
Jared M. Spool
User Interface Engineering
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