What values should online consent forms satisfy? A scoping review 

Background 

Online users are presented with consent forms frequently, as they visit new websites. Such forms seek consent to collect, store and process a web user’s data. The forms contain a wide range of statements that attempt to persuade people to grant such consent. 

Aim 

In this paper, we review the literature to determine what researchers say about the human values/needs online consent forms should satisfy. 

Methods 

We carried out a scoping review of the literature on consent forms, in order to understand the research in this area. We conclude with a value-based model of online consent. 

Results 

Our investigation revealed six distinct human values, and their associated value creators, that online consent forms ought to satisfy in order to support informed consent-related decision making. 

Conclusions 

We conclude with a suggestion for future work to validate the proposed model.