Society · Governance
Consentrenew
Seek fresh consent when an initiative changes its purpose, scope or consequences
Definition
Mechanism
Consent given for an initiative is a Permission that records the purpose, scope and expected consequences it covers. A change in the initiative beyond any of them needs fresh consent from those who gave it before the change takes effect.
Invariants
- Consent records the purpose, scope and consequences it covers.
- A change beyond them needs fresh consent before it takes effect.
Risks
Failure modes
Consent creep
an initiative grows past what was consented to.
Consent fatigue
renewals are requested so often that consent becomes reflexive.
Relationships
Builds on
References
Infrastructure
Authorization grant
Nothing in this library builds on this pattern yet.
Reference