Maksym Bardakh6 min read
A Privacy-Respecting Product Feedback Loop
You can understand how a product is used without surveilling users. Consent, minimal data, and direct channels build a feedback loop people trust.
Topic
ethics
5 articles on ethics.
Maksym Bardakh6 min read
The Role of Defaults in Ethical Product Design
Most people never change a default, so defaults are decisions made on their behalf. Setting them in the user’s interest is a core ethical responsibility.
Maksym Bardakh6 min read
Reminders Without Nagging: The Ethics of Notifications
How to design notifications that genuinely help rather than exploit, respecting the user’s attention as something borrowed, not owned.
Maksym Bardakh6 min read
The Ethics of Streaks and Gamification
Streaks and points can support a habit or exploit one. Where motivation design crosses from helping the user into serving engagement at their expense.
Maksym Bardakh6 min read
The Attention Cost of Notifications, Examined
Notifications are not free. They borrow attention, interrupt working memory, and accrue a cost users eventually repay by disabling them entirely.