Comments on: Design Ethics – Encouraging responsible behaviour

By: xtukpidhable

xtukpidhable — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:13:07 +0000

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By: Google Contacts API

Google Contacts API — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:27:47 +0000

[...] This was picked up back on disambiguity in November: But do we really realise what we’re handing over when we give this log in information away? Do we realise how much we are trusting Facebook, for example, to play nicely with that information? Think of all the email and IM conversations you’ve had that are accessible using these login credentials… now think about the level of security at somewhere like, say, HM Revenue & Customs (where they recently ‘lost’ the personal information of millions of UK taxpayers), and now think whether somewhere like Facebook would have better or worse security… both now, and potentially in the future. [...]

By: WillKnott.ie » Blog Archive » Why teach a man to be phished?

WillKnott.ie » Blog Archive » Why teach a man to be phished? — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:25:38 +0000

[...] The entire genesis of the subject was the realisation by Leisa Reichelt that the way that social networking sites ask you for your e-mail account details and password are similar to the phishing attempts to get your banking or credit card details. In short, they are asking for hightly sensitive details which it seems that people are a little too happy to hand over. In short they are encouraging irresponsible behaviour, and encouraging identity theft. [...]

By: Climb to the Stars (Stephanie Booth) » A Quick Word About NotchUp (it’s not Quechup)

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:22:19 +0000

[...] Edit: please don’t make us give our LinkedIn password to import data. Giving away passwords a bad thing to teach your users. Encourage responsible behaviour instead. [...]

By: Kevin Rapley

Kevin Rapley — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:01:04 +0000

I think perhaps Rob was a particularly poor HSBC representative as I opened up a new account with them this week. Being a current customer they asked for the same questions but automatically gave me part of the answer and asked me to fill in the gaps.

However your article has really made me think about the information I am giving away to the likes of Facebook, I have become conditioned to think it is okay. I will certainly try and be a bit more web safe savvy in future as you are so very right, phishing sites are getting a lot more clever and one false move and well, we all know the outcome…

By: Olly Wright

Olly Wright — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:29:39 +0000

Ahh that article It’s very good overall, but is too narrow in my opinion. Here is a criticism / analysis I wrote of it:

http://ollywright.org/2007/03/on-adam-greenfields-ethical-guidelines.html

By: Austin Govella

Austin Govella — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:00:32 +0000

Ack! Typo on Adam's last name. Should be Greenfield, not Greenfeld.

By: Austin Govella

Austin Govella — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:56:52 +0000

I’m sure you’ve seen it, but just in case…

Adam Greenfeld’s “All watched over by machines of loving grace” article on Boxes and Arrows is a good article on a sort of best practices derived from design ethics.

By: Roo

Roo — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:45:49 +0000

I closed an account with HSBC for the same reason as your ‘Rob’ conversation.

Sorry, random-person-who-just-phoned-me, I’m not going to give you any personal information at all, and I’m frankly staggered that you think it’s a good way to teach your customers about security. As soon as it was obvious I wasn’t going to be bullied into it (”but this is for your own security, and you have to appreciate that we may have to give you important information” doesn’t cut it) the representative got into a very snippy “this is irritating me” attitude, and I phoned back to close the account. My new bank (Smile, the online branch of the Co-Operative bank) has never used such stupid tactics, and also treats me much better on the phone generally.

The Facebook analogy is a good one, Leisa. I have friends who don’t use Facebook at all (not just that feature. At all.) because they don’t like the idea of a site that asks for your webmail username and password as part of its sing up process.

By: michel v

michel v — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:27:07 +0000

Last time I went to my bank physically (I hadn’t been there in a dozen years!, since I left the city and I can do almost everything from their web interface), I got an appointment with a new guy and saw that new guy the next day without ever showing any proof of ID beyond my name and account number. Fright #1: someone could have pretended to be me with the sole knowledge of my account number.

At the end of the appointment with the new guy, he told me I could e-mail him about changes to be done with my bank accounts if it’s more convenient than phone for me. Fright #2: someone could forge an e-mail from me.

So I told him that it is indeed more convenient for me to e-mail him rather than phone him, but that as a matter of security I’d like him to phone me anytime he receives an e-mail from me, to insure that I was the one who sent him an e-mail.
I so wanted to add “anyway, what proof do you have that I am Michel Valdrighi?”, but I didn’t want to freak him more than I did with my little explanations on basic security…