What we really need is some kind of Hippocratic Oath for Software, that we all agree to and can collectively use to resist this shit. Not going to happen, but one can dream.
What we really need is some kind of Hippocratic Oath for Software, that we all agree to and can collectively use to resist this shit. Not going to happen, but one can dream.
Why spitball about a "Hippocratic Oath" when the ACM code of ethics exists?
You could promote the one that does exists instead of dooming that nobody will write or follow such a standard.
People are literally committing suicide because of code software developers write. Not for ICE or despotic regimes, but for Facebook.
Now I'm not sure a ransom signup pattern reaches that level, but the idea that dark patterns can't reach that level isn't in evidence. While the impact of a piece of software you write on a given individual is usually small, a decision made in software has the power to reach many more people than a decision made by a doctor about a specific patient.
Software developers need to take responsibility for their actions and stop blaming their bosses or society for their actions. What we do, does matter.