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Comment by Woodrow Hartzog

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Law professor, Boston University
The idea is that you have to build your systems to collect only what you need and nothing more. And, if one of the options is more privacy protective than the other one, then by default, the more privacy protective option needs to be pre-selected.
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Grant individuals the right to opt out of being included in AI training data
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AI Verified Privacy-protective default selection supports a right to opt out of AI training-data use. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago
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AI Verified Recorded for matches privacy-protective defaults and opt-out protection. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified WIRED, July 16, 2026, attributes this exact privacy-by-default statement to Woodrow Hartzog. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago
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