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[ NNSquad ] An additional comment regarding Quora's new exposing of posting reader data
An additional comment regarding Quora's new exposing of posting reader data http://j.mp/Nn4pUa (This message on Google+) - - - As I noted a bit ago, Quora has just implemented a new feature that by default publicly exposes who reads postings. http://j.mp/QgB6Yz (All Things D) The manner in which they did this -- as a sudden, default action -- is particularly of concern. As I have noted numerous times in the past, the opt-in vs. opt-out calculus is not as simple as many observers suggest. Opt-in is not always the best solution, and the prospect of unintended negative consequences to user confusion regarding the actual impact of their opt-in vs. opt-out choices can be very real. But in this instance, I believe Quora has erred by making the mere viewing of a posting a publicly exposed event, only blockable via a specific profile change opt-out. Quora has made a dramatic alteration in the default user experience, that is completely contrary not only to previous behavior on Quora, but to the expected behavior on the vast majority of Web sites. I am forced to strongly condemn this change as it has been deployed. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren / Twitter: http://vortex.com/t-lauren Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad