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Transparency
Definition:
The motives, risks, and implications are unclear to the user when using an application or a service that the application provides.
Subtypes
- Lack of clarity on data usage[1]
- Lack of clarity on data collection[1]
Examples:
Against:
[…] that goes for - you never know what the program is doing to your data. And this is of course very a big concern.[1]
It’s not something that is highlighted on the first page of their like consent forms like I need to read the whole consent form so that I’m sure that they are collecting this and this and I don’t know like from reading 11 paragraphs or one sentence.[1]
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.