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The form asked my permission to share my health data. Then it wouldn’t let me say no.

Published May 27, 2026 · The Markup

A reporter describes trying to decline health data sharing on an intake form, only to find the interface made refusal effectively impossible. The piece argues that manipulative design choices push patients into consenting to share medical information with large healthcare networks despite forms promising an opt-out.

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