Project #9 CONSENTFUL CAMERA FILTER

Description

I made this Consentful Interface to let my user decide whether they want to interact with my camera filter. Through this interface, people can firstly make choices if they wish to read more about my project. Then, if they want to read more, I will display a detailed description of my camera filter, including my intentions, ways to use it, and the creator of the original facial recognition, etc. After that, people can choose to continue or go back to the title page based on their interests. If they are still interested in using my camera filter, the next page will take them to a list of consent to make sure that they truly understand what they are consenting to and the risks that come with it. If all boxes are checked, the user can proceed to the next page and start using the camera filter.

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Reflections

In this project, I made sure that by designing this consentful interface, I hit all the critical points of the F.R.I.E.S. model, which are Freely given, Reversible, Informed, Enthusiastic, and Specific. I provided all the possible choices to my users and did not force any outcome. I made sure that each step that my users took could be undone. The interface displays all the related information in concise language. The users' can choose whether they want to proceed or not completely based on their interests. I also ensured that the consents that were asked were fully accurate and specific to this camera filter. I think this assignment provided me a great experience of designing with care. I personally had a lot of problems with Google's methods of acquiring users' consent. I don't think Google is completely honest when they try to get our consent. Or they are not paying the effort to transform hard-to-read consent forms into understandable words. Both situations result in the consent being null since the user never truly knows what they are consenting to. Therefore, in this project, I made sure to keep my personal experience in mind and focused on the details and usability of a practical consentful interface. Besides, the F.R.I.E.S. model helped me keep my eyes on what is truly crucial in acquiring consent. Overall, I feel that we are powerful and privileged to be able to design in digital space. This medium is really an essential part of people's lives, and we can make the world a better place by providing them with user interfaces that are ethical and comfortable to use.