Every design decision is a decision made on behalf of other people, those we often refer to as “end-users.” As the creators of designed experiences used by people all over the world, it is our responsibility to think carefully about how our decisions impact the person on the other end of the conversation. Even small and seemingly insignificant decisions can have enormous implications, and ethics can help ensure the longevity of our designs and help us carve paths to better futures for everyone. Earlier this month, a friend reached out with a question:
How hard would it be to use the processing power of computers visiting their site to mine for cryptocurrencies?
The first I heard of cryptocurrency mining (cryptojacking for short) through websites was a news story from September 2017 about a script found on the website of a TV network called Showtime. Since then, similar scripts have appeared on everything from government websites to good old-fashioned blogs. Sometimes the scripts are put there by hackers (first documented by Scott Helme), other times by the site developers themselves.
The most recent example is from the folks at Salon who are testing out cryptojacking as
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