UX for safety: the real impact of design
The good, the bad, and the ugly of designs that can protect–or endanger–its users.
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7 min readFeb 23, 2024
Remember when all of Hawaii was braced for an impending ballistic missile attack? In 2018, a push alert reading, “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” was sent out to residents across the islands. For an…