A presentation about the responsibility that UX professionals have in creating methods of evaluating privacy implications of products. Presented at InfoCamp Seattle 2008.
6. “ Nothing you do ever goes away, and nothing you do ever escapes notice… There isn’t any privacy, get over it ”
7. “ Nothing you do ever goes away, and nothing you do ever escapes notice… There isn’t any privacy, get over it Vint Cerf, Internet Evangelist Google ”
8. 60% of users are not worried about the information available about them online
17. 4 major principles: 1. Support awareness and notification 2. Ask for consent and offer choices for participation 3. Offer granular levels of control 4. Protect the user from harm
Yes, the title of this presentation is meant to be a bit inflammatory. I don’t actually believe that we don’t care about privacy. I’m just concerned that our profession hasn’t done much to address it. So why do I think we need to do something? The products and services we evaluate are increasingly going to have a component to them that could either protect or shatter user privacy. We have experience with developing methods for effectively evaluate products. We have the clout to change how interfaces are designed and how product strategy decisions are made. Let’s think about the recent trends.