Re: F40 Change: Privacy-preserving Telemetry for Fedora Workstation (System-Wide)

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On Friday, 07 July 2023 at 23:45, Björn Persson wrote:
> Michael Catanzaro wrote:
> > The problem is if users are expected to answer, they are going to 
> > probably answer No and it's effectively the same as an opt-in. But if 
> > we have a default value, users will be inclined to leave the default 
> > value.
> [...]
> > Remember, for avoidance of doubt, we will NEVER enable telemetry upload 
> > without the user's consent, which is indicated by either (a) not 
> > flipping the telemetry switch in gnome-initial-setup to the off 
> > position,
> 
> In other words, you expect that many users will click "Next" without
> thinking, and you intend to call that "consent". It's a popular tactic
> to make people "agree" to things without knowing it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_pattern#Privacy_Zuckering

So, either explain the issue to users convincingly enough that they do
click to enable the (off-by-default) telemetry (emphasis on benefits)
or scrap the idea altogether. Don't be like Facebook.

Regards,
Dominik
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