One of the website UI modalities that I just *despise* are sites that block copy/paste (either via mouse clicks and sometimes also keyboard shortcuts) for filling important fields, out of some sort of misguided belief that this somehow enhances security. Actually it easily makes it worse in most cases. This is similar to sites that have crazy password rules (that they often can't even implement properly) that also tend to make security worse, not better. E.g., "Your password must contain between 10 and 22 characters, include no less than 3 characters between G and Q, at least two special characters, and a lowercase m and p. Thank you."

@lauren By coincidence, I just edited a video on just this topic ‘Adversarial usability’.

https://mastodon.nycmesh.net/@joly/109619865324305302

Joly MacFie (@[email protected])

Fresh edit of #NDSS2022 USEC Workshop keynote 'Adversarial Usability' by @[email protected] inc "The Elephant in the Room" Dark Patterns. Kicks off with a history of passwords. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IFbbYwq3j4&list=PLfUWWM-POgQvj0aPaGpWbV9Fb2iLN4zIp&index=2 #cybersecurity #passwords #ux

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