Post by @Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange

2026-07-28 17:54 UTC

The most fundamental concept to comprehend to understand privacy is consent. The most important concept to comprehend to understand why most AI training data is unethical is consent. Consent is one the least understood concept in our society, yet the most likely to save it. If you have difficulty understanding why privacy is important and why nonconsensual data sets are problematic, start learning more about consent. It will benefit all aspects of your life, and society as a whole as well. #Consent #Privacy #HumanRights #NoAI

Replies (4)

@Jeffrey@tooting.ch 2026-09-05 09:50

@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange This is an interesting point. Is there a good article or other reading which expands on this which you can point to?

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@fazalmajid@social.vivaldi.net 2026-09-05 11:40

@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange Consent is often abused, even when the letter of the law is followed. There should be statutory rules that ban certain types of data collection and any data that could infer them, e.g. sexual orientation, political convictions or religion. But more importantly, there needs to be enforcement, with teeth. The GDPR looks good on paper but is not enforced due to malicious (non)compliance by the Irish DPA, I fear the EU AI Act will go the same way.

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@argonaut@mastodon.social 2026-09-05 13:43

@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange @lethe@digitalcourage.social that is because consent goes against colonialism, which is a fundamental basis of klepto-capitalism, and the single foundational concept of billionairism.

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@Edelruth@mastodon.online 2026-09-05 19:38

@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange "Grab 'em ..." I think you have distilled out not only a key structural element for a functional society, but also the one that overarches all mores, not just online interactions.

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