Aral BalkanRE: https://infosec.exchange/@molytov/116376968214888959
Gee, maybe Signal shouldn’t keep harassing people to turn on notifications and take no for an answer?
Thoughts, @Mer__edith?
Scott Francis@aral I must not see what you see (but also don't understand the logic in having a messaging app with no notifications; how would you know somebody messaged or called?)
last time I installed, I set notifications (just show there is one, do not show details) and that's the last I've ever seen or heard about it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@darkuncle “Yes / Ask me again later” is a hostile design pattern that shows a profound lack of respect for consent. Signal should be doing better.
You do not know better than the person making the decision whether or not they want notifications on.
(The opposite of “yes” is “no”.)
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KNova@aral @Mer__edith Where do you see this? I’m with @darkuncle - I turned set my notification settings and haven’t been asked by the app again.
Molytov (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image @darkuncle @[email protected] I imagine if I were to disable notifications, it would be because I intend to only engage with the app on my terms rather than having the app try to get my attention, perhaps away from other things I want to be focused on instead. But that isn't actually relevant to the problem. A user doesn't owe anyone justification for how they set something up for themselves, and an app should be something that accommodates their needs, rather than demanding certain behaviour from them. And like Aral said, the option isn't just a one-time "Yes" and "No" - as in "Alright, I'll enable notifications" vs "No, I want to keep them disabled" - it only has "Not now", which means the app will continue to send the prompt in the future, which does not respect the user's choice.