@aral for instance "protecting user rights" may not be the same as - or opposite to! - protecting human rights.not sure all tech ppl realize
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@aral agree though - "persona" and "user" are probably damaging terms - they remove us from the human aspect of our workThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Interesting more for the concept of human rights in digital - in the non-digital domain we usually talk about people. - 1 more reply
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@aral I'm in broad agreement, but when I spent time as an activist/advocate on FB(till I quit), I favored "user" over "privacy" advocate.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral "users" is a broader term which includes companies or institutions. Its pervasiveness in tech speak is not always unproblematic.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral but what about bots?!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral [ tho i'm not changing my own machines to say "enter your human id" - it'd freak me out ;) ]Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral while i agree, language naturally leads to use of a single noun for all "use". but we certainly need honesty about which is whichThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral As soon as that's settled, we might do the same in reference to drug users.#legalizeitThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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