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Re:What happens if you try to download and install Firefox o... by howinteresting on Sunday April 03, 2022 @10:29PM (#30902822)
You know. there really is an argument to be made that UI-related A/B testing on the public really is unethical. Feels really close to experimentation without consent.

I think backend/performance-related testing, opt-in testing, and internal employee A/B rollouts are fine though.

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Re:What happens if you try to download and install Firefox o... by MerelyMortal on Sunday April 03, 2022 @11:38PM (#30903118)
If I'm trying walk my mom through something by providing verbal instructions over the phone, then I really don't want to be on the other side of an A/B test.

An A/B test in such an instance is a HUGE diservice. I imagine there are others, but that that is what I can immediately relate to.

In such a case, I would feel like whomever implemented the A/B test directly caused needless pain and suffering: both of our frustrations and whatever inadequacies/helplessness my mother might feel.

So yes, I'm in the same boat: either make it opt-in, or make it illegal.

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