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Scam
Definition:
The user has been scammed or came into contact with a scammer through the application. This concern can occur through the application only or its services. A scammer deceives another to gain something, usually money or goods.
Subtypes
- [None defined]
Examples:
Against:
Got scammed for money on one of the pages, and instead of dealing with it and getting money back where it belongs facebook just deleted the page. How convenient 🙄[2]
Neutral:
In favor:
References
[1] Yagil Elias, Tom P. Humbert, Lauren Olson, Emitzá Guzmán. What is unethical about software? User perceptions in the Netherlands. Proceedings of ICSE-SEIS (2025). IEEE.
[2] Tjikhoeri, N., Olson, L. & Guzmán, E. The best ends by the best means: ethical concerns in app reviews. Empir Software Eng 29, 138 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10664-024-10463-7
[3] L. Olson, E. Guzmán and F. Kunneman, “Along the Margins: Marginalized Communities’ Ethical Concerns about Social Platforms,” 2023 IEEE/ACM 45th International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering in Society (ICSE-SEIS), Melbourne, Australia, 2023, pp. 71-82, doi: 10.1109/ICSE-SEIS58686.2023.00013.