Security News > 2020 > December > Should There Be Limits on Persuasive Technologies?
2020-12-14 20:03
It is important not to overstate the effectiveness of persuasive technologies.
There are few legal or even moral limits on persuasion - and few answers regarding the effectiveness of such technologies.
Given the pervasiveness of digital technologies, and the often instant, reactive responses people have to them, how much emotion ought to be allowed in persuasive technologies? Is there a line that shouldn't be crossed?
The more those who control persuasive technologies know about us, what we are doing, how we are feeling, when we feel it, and where we are, the better they can tailor messaging that provokes us into action.
The power dynamics of persuasive technologies are changing.