Neither Do I Want to Accept, nor Decline; Is There an Alternative?

As we spend a considerable amount of time on various user interfaces, it often requires to provide consent for grating privileges. This article addresses the opportunity for providing conditional consent which could potentially aid the user in understanding consequences, making informed decisions, and gaining trust in data sharing. We introduce an indecisive state of mind before consenting to policies, that will enable consumers to evaluate data services before fully committing to their data sharing policies. We discuss usability, regulatory, social, individual and economic aspects for inclusion of partial commitment within the context of an user interface for consent management. Then, we look into the possibilities to integrate it within the permission granting mechanism of Android by introducing an additional button in the interface—Maybe. This article also presents a design for such implementation, demonstrates feasibility by showcasing a prototype built on Android platform, and elaborates on a planned user study to determine feasibility, usability, and user expectation.