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consent.pressure

Pattern

Skips safeguards

Consent pressure

Ties the service to your consent to use your data.

How to recognize it in the interface

01

You cannot continue unless you agree.

02

The decline button is faded.

Same moment, different copy (illustrative example)

Before

To continue, allow us to use your chats for training. [Agree]

Shows the pattern

After

Can we use your chats to improve the model? [Yes] [No] The service works the same either way.

The fair alternative

Design guideline

Accept and decline are equally clear.

Do

Accept and decline are equally clear.

Don’t

Don’t make the service depend on data consent.

About this pattern

Log ID

consent.pressure

Category

Skips safeguards

Examples

2

Ask in your design review

Can people continue without agreeing?

Is the decline button as clear as accept?

Copy review checklist

Research on this pattern

Papers tagged consent.pressure ↗