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Consent Banners and the Illusion of Control
Cybersecurity

Consent Banners and the Illusion of Control

Ethan Cole February 28, 2026 3 min read 66 views

Almost every website now opens with a question. “Accept all cookies.”“Manage preferences.”“Reject non-essential.” The banner suggests agency. It implies that control has been handed back...

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Dark Patterns After GDPR: What Actually Changed
Mobile & Apps

Dark Patterns After GDPR: What Actually Changed

Ethan Cole Feb 28 3 min

When GDPR came into force in 2018, it was presented as a structural correction to the imbalance between users and...

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The Most Important Decision Is the One You Never Made
Software

The Most Important Decision Is the One You Never Made

Ethan Cole Feb 27 4 min

Most digital decisions don’t look like decisions. You open an app. A feed loads. Notifications are enabled. Data collection is...

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Recommendation Algorithms and Behavioral Shaping
AI & ML

Recommendation Algorithms and Behavioral Shaping

Ethan Cole Feb 27 4 min

When you open an app and see a feed, you are not seeing neutral space. You are seeing a ranked...

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The Power of Default Settings in Digital Systems
Software

The Power of Default Settings in Digital Systems

Ethan Cole Feb 27 4 min

Most users never change the default. They install the app.They accept the settings.They move forward. In digital systems, default settings...

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Why Permission Dialogs Don’t Create Real Consent
Mobile & Apps

Why Permission Dialogs Don’t Create Real Consent

Ethan Cole Feb 26 4 min

Permission dialogs are everywhere. When an app wants access to your camera.When a website wants cookies enabled.When a service requests...

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Alert Fatigue and the Collapse of Attention
Software

Alert Fatigue and the Collapse of Attention

Ethan Cole Feb 26 4 min

Modern software does not fail silently. It notifies. Every anomaly triggers a message.Every update demands confirmation.Every potential risk produces a...

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