"Scientists run tests on guinea pigs. A/B testers run tests on me. Therefore I am a guinea pig. Guinea pigs have no rights. Therefore A/B testers are taking away my rights."
I've never been a fan of this particular type of logic and reasoning (or lack thereof).
In the tech world, maybe. But not in the real world.
For example, one of the colleges I went to was in an area with a lot of pharmaceutical companies. My friends would A/B test drugs for the companies. They made enough money to pay for college. But it was all completely consensual, with contracts and disclosures, etc...
Companies in the increasingly morally bankrupt SV bubble just test on people without letting them know about it. That's the problem.
No, it's what unethical A/B testing is.
" involuntary, unpaid guinea pigs. No consent. No opt-out"
That sounds like all A/B testing...
"Scientists run tests on guinea pigs. A/B testers run tests on me. Therefore I am a guinea pig. Guinea pigs have no rights. Therefore A/B testers are taking away my rights."
I've never been a fan of this particular type of logic and reasoning (or lack thereof).
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That sounds like all A/B testing...
In the tech world, maybe. But not in the real world.
For example, one of the colleges I went to was in an area with a lot of pharmaceutical companies. My friends would A/B test drugs for the companies. They made enough money to pay for college. But it was all completely consensual, with contracts and disclosures, etc...
Companies in the increasingly morally bankrupt SV bubble just test on people without letting them know about it. That's the problem.
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Firefox's testing (aka studies) are opt-in, not opt-out.
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