Implied consent
Archived on 24/04/2019 🗄️
Reason for archiving
We discourage the use of this pattern in services, as in our view it does not help the user give informed consent.
Description
A person’s consent is assumed through their continued use of the service. They are often shown a message about this when starting to use a service.
Implied consent is an assumption of permission to do something that is inferred from an individual’s actions rather than explicitly provided. For example, some online services assume consent for cookies is evidenced by the continuing use of the service.
Advantages
- Can be easy to implement because nothing needs to change beyond communicating the message
Limitations
- Under GDPR it might not constitute informed consent
- The message could be easily missed by someone
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