Progressive Digital Consent

Norwegian GDPR implementation and health data regulations require explicit, informed consent before sensitive personal information such as medical summaries can be shared with peer mentors. A progressive, context-driven consent model improves both legal defensibility and user comprehension compared to a monolithic terms-and-conditions flow that users routinely skip-read. For Blindeforbundet, this feature is the legal gateway that makes encrypted assignment dispatch permissible: without a valid consent record, assignments cannot be lawfully transmitted. Contextual consent also reduces the risk of peer mentors inadvertently consenting to broader data access than they intend, strengthening trust in the platform among users who may have limited digital literacy.

Before the encrypted assignment detail renders, the client queries the backend for an active consent record covering the relevant data categories. If no valid record exists, a consent screen is presented with plain-language Norwegian copy, explicit accept and decline actions, and a reference to the full privacy policy. On acceptance the client posts a signed consent record (peer mentor ID, consent version hash, timestamp) to the server. The consent gate integrates as middleware in the assignment detail navigation path in Flutter so it cannot be bypassed. Consent withdrawal must invalidate the stored record and prevent further assignment access until reconsent. The entire consent UI must pass WCAG 2.2 AA including screen reader semantic labels, given Blindeforbundet's visually impaired users. A manual fallback flag on the assignment record allows coordinators to mark paper-based consent obtained outside the app.