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Sure, but the problem here is that this study blurred academic and corporate boundaries. Studies I've conducted involved telling the participants after the study that they were being recorded. Immediately after.

It is a requirement instituted by the IRB in most universities. That is the problem being mentioned here.

Furthermore, Facebook is a different case from most companies because it is an intrinsically personal website that has the potential to affect a user's life very meaningfully. Amazon changing the design or location of a button doesn't affect me as much.



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