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Design Ethics Defined
- Ethical design considers users' welfare and potential data misuse.
- It also considers long-term implications and potential abuse of the design.
Shared Ethical Principles
- Design ethics and research ethics are distinct disciplines, but share core concepts like respecting users, doing no harm, and ensuring equitable burdens and benefits.
- Design ethics focuses on users of designs, while research ethics focuses on research participants.
Airbnb's Unforeseen Trade-off
- Early Airbnb designs prioritized host comfort by providing detailed guest information.
- This led to unintended discrimination against users with certain names.