Toward an ethics of persuasive technology
Communications of the ACM
Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do
Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do
Persuasive technology for human well-being: setting the scene
PERSUASIVE'06 Proceedings of the First international conference on Persuasive technology for human well-being
Behavior change support systems: a research model and agenda
PERSUASIVE'10 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Persuasive Technology
Selecting effective means to any end: futures and ethics of persuasion profiling
PERSUASIVE'10 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Persuasive Technology
PERSUASIVE'10 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Persuasive Technology
Three approaches to ethical considerations in the design of behavior change support systems
PERSUASIVE'13 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Persuasive Technology
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The most important ethical question regarding PTs is the voluntariness of changes they bring about. Coercive technologies control its users by application of direct force or credible threat. Manipulative technologies control their users by influencing them in ways of which the users are not aware and cannot control. As a result, both violate the voluntariness condition of the standard definition of PTs. Any voluntariness assessment needs to consider whether there are external controlling influences and whether the user acts intentionally.