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Consent Fatigue

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Decision fatigue caused by repeated consent prompts and complex choices.

Definition

Consent fatigue is a usability and governance problem where repeated consent prompts (especially with poor design) reduce meaningful user choice and increase default acceptance rates.

In plain English Decision fatigue caused by repeated consent prompts and complex choices.

Why this matters

Why it matters: It undermines informed consent and leads to systematic over-collection.

Example

Example: Reducing prompts via better defaults, clear purposes, and persistent preference centers.