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Denying consent is better if undetectable as such
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This is not a full generalization of the concepts that discussed in w3ctag#470 and w3ctag#475, but I think that it suffices.

Closes w3ctag#475.
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martinthomson committed Mar 6, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -218,6 +218,11 @@ of a new feature must justify the additional burden on users
to decide whether to grant permission for each feature
whenever it's requested by a Web page.

Refusal is most effective if the site cannot
distinguish refusal from other, common situations.
This can make it more difficult for a site to
pressure users to grant consent.

<p class="example">
For example,
the [Geolocation API](https://www.w3.org/TR/geolocation-API/)
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