@dalias@hachyderm.io
This includes things as stupid as whether to place the button on the left or right, or what color scheme to use. If you want to conduct tests to make those decisions, HIRE and PAY testers. Don't make unwitting users your guinea pigs.
@alwayscurious@infosec.exchange
@dalias@hachyderm.io There is no guarantee that testers will be a representative sample. In fact, they almost certainly will not be. Paid testers are a necessity, but they are not a substitute for data from actual users in the field.
I’ll leave the consent question to those who actually work in human subject research, which I do not.