IA1024 SERIES  |  INTERACTION-ANALYSIS.COM   |  FEBRUARY 2026 The Consent Gap: Why the Permission You Gave Is Not the Permission That Was Taken   CONTENT INTRODUCTION The legal and commercial conversation about technology harm has focused almost entirely on what companies knew and when. That framing, while important, misses a more fundamental question: what exactly did users consent to, and what was actually done to them? This article introduces the concept of the consent gap

Did you consent to be manipulated when you agreed to the terms and conditions? Do you have the right to Know how you have been manipulated?

This is the weekly intelligence briefing accompanying IA1024: The Redefinition of Technology Harm. Each issue covers the most significant developments of the preceding seven days, identifies the events most worth monitoring in the week ahead, and provides the analytical context needed to understand what the news means — not just what happened. It is written for senior leaders who have neither the time to track this story daily nor the luxury of missing what matters. The analy