# 3 Criteria of Humane Technology

**URL:** https://community.humanetech.com/t/3-criteria-of-humane-technology/2363
**Category:** Humane design
**Created:** [June 14, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/3-criteria-of-humane-technology/2363 "2018-06-14T21:19:07Z")
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### Author: ![willmattei](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.humanetech.com/willmattei/32/1008_2.png) [@willmattei](https://community.humanetech.com/u/willmattei)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/3-criteria-of-humane-technology/2363/16 "2018-06-25T18:59:12Z")

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> Wouldn’t it be better if instead of just being able to opt-out of things, users also had to opt-in specifically for each and every action in the first place?
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> I think this could turn software as we know it upside down. Is there a name for this?

I’m not sure if there’s a name for making everything opt-in, but I’ve heard other people discuss this before.

I’d be interested to see companies try this concept, but I do have some reservations about it. On one hand, many people want to explicitly opt-in whenever a business uses their information. However, the opt-in system could be cumbersome and alienate users who value convenience.

In other words, I think the success or failure of this practice would hinge a lot on execution.

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