Module 40 - Simulation

The Cookie Maze

Find the "Reject All" option. Click count: 0

What you just saw
"Accept All" is large, blue, and primary. Rejection requires finding "Manage Preferences" - a small, low-contrast secondary option.
What you see here
Six categories but no "Reject All" button. There's a "Save and Accept All" that's easy to press by mistake. You must visit each category to turn them off individually.
Dead end
You're in the wrong category. This one can't be disabled. Back to try another.
Still not the reject path
You can disable analytics here individually. But there's still no "Reject All" - you must do this for all 6 categories separately.
Still searching
Reject All would have handled this in one click. Instead, each category requires a separate visit.
The most valuable category
Advertisers pay most for this data. This is why it's buried deepest and listed last. Users who give up early leave this category on.
312 partners
To fully reject, you'd need to opt out of each partner individually. This is a deliberately impossible path.
Almost there
"Save my preferences" only appeared after updating one category. It's still small and below "Save and Accept All".
Intentionally impossible
Most users abandon here and accept everything. This path exists on purpose.
You accepted all cookies

You needed 0 clicks and gave up. 312 companies now have access to your browsing data.

This is by design
75% of users click Accept All because rejection is too complex. The design is optimised for acceptance - not for informed consent.
You rejected all cookies
It took 0 clicks.
Accept All would have taken 1.
What just happened
You experienced a real cookie banner pattern. Accept: 1 click. Reject: 5-8 clicks across multiple menus. Under GDPR, both options must be equally accessible - but enforcement is inconsistent.