MWITA-LPPO-2026-001 · Evidence A · P1
Consent-banner architecture changed real privacy choices far more than option order, with hidden reject controls sharply suppressing rejection.
What this does not establish
Extension-mediated US Chrome use is not native website instrumentation or purchase conversion; welfare estimates are model-based.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
Interface friction, not stable privacy preference, explained much of observed consent behavior.
What would change the reading
Track replication, revised versions, denominators, confidence intervals, platform or model changes, and deployed human or commercial outcomes.
Primary routes
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.