I almost clicked it too. There has to be a better way than having to be constantly vigilant against being duped into “consenting” to be spied upon. The internet doesn’t have to suck like this.
I almost clicked it too. There has to be a better way than having to be constantly vigilant against being duped into “consenting” to be spied upon. The internet doesn’t have to suck like this.
Considering the “Allow all” is “OK” (on the right), and “Confirm” is “Cancel” (on the left) the form designer/programmer might get used to Apple environments with “OK” on the right. On Windows, “OK” is normally on the left. On Linux, it depends on the environment mostly.
These UX design choices are very much known, and have been discussed for decades:
- https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ok-cancel-or-cancel-ok [2008]
- https://uxmovement.com/buttons/why-ok-buttons-in-dialog-boxes-work-best-on-the-right/ [2011]
- https://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?571 (Primary & Secondary Actions in Web Forms…) [2007]
To me “OK” is one of the worst button descriptions. Why do I give my OK for? The content of the dialog? That I read it? That I wasn’t to perform an action?
A much better label would be “Confirm and close” because that is what the button does.