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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 2 Jul 2017

    The Universal Declaration of Cyborg Rights – Draft 0.1 https://cyborgrights.eu  Thoughts and suggestions welcome.

    7:27 AM - 2 Jul 2017
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      2. Joe‏ @why0hy 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @aral

        We're not respecting existing law on human rights online, why not enforce existing laws and principles rather than reinventing the wheel?

        2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @why0hy

        Exactly.

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      4. Joe‏ @why0hy 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @aral

        1/2 You don't need to "extend the scope" of the Universal Declaration "so that it applies". It applies.

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      5. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @why0hy

        1/2 It doesn’t apply. There’s no law anywhere today that considers your phone equivalent to your brain. This is a constitutional aspect.

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      6. Joe‏ @why0hy 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @aral

        Fundamental elements of existing constitutional & intl. hum. rights law are being flouted now - top priority should be to fix that.

        2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      7. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @why0hy

        Agree. Yet not a linear process. Consider this the seed of something, which, if we don’t plant it today, won’t be ready for when we need it.

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      2. Naomi Wu 机械妖姬‏ @RealSexyCyborg 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @aral

        Extraction or mechanical compromise without consent of (potentially) data containing implants?

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @RealSexyCyborg

        That’s already covered by laws protecting your biological self. This is so we treat your phone like an organ even if it is not an implant.

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      4. Naomi Wu 机械妖姬‏ @RealSexyCyborg 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @aral

        You feel people are more likely to accept "your phone is like your liver" than "you can't take or break my prosthesis" ?

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      5. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @RealSexyCyborg

        No, people will relate far more to your example & do so intuitively. That’s why we need to an explicit statement when it comes to explants.

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      2. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Keaplus3 @indie

        Exactly. Unfortunately, today, those parts are not protected under the same laws that protect the rest of you. That’s what this addresses :)

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      4. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Keaplus3 @indie

        If you have any suggestions, I’m all ears – best I could find so far :)

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      2. Brian Eppert‏ @BrianEppert 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @aral

        Feels like right paradigm: personal assist. tech as extension of self. But wrong monicker: pop cultural def of cyborg is not self sovereign

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BrianEppert

        Hey Brian, thanks for the feedback. Open to suggestions regarding the moniker. Please pop over any ideas as/when you have them :)

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      4. Brian Eppert‏ @BrianEppert 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @aral

        Processing...

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      5. Brian Eppert‏ @BrianEppert 4 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BrianEppert @aral

        Can't grok a single word... "Human Extent" or "Self Inviolate" best I got. Adjacent & beautiful search: http://orionmagazine.org/article/speaking-of-nature/ …

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      6. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 4 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BrianEppert

        Thanks for sharing; looks like a very interesting article. On my reading list now :)

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      2. Rachael‏ @ractack 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @aral

        What about the freedom from technology? What if someone wants to be a digital atheist? Being forced to use technology = bad precedent.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @ractack

        Nothing in the Declaration compels anyone to use digital technology. It merely describes the nature of the relationship when people do…

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      4. Rachael‏ @ractack 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @aral

        Defining humans as "cyborgs" assumes that people will use technology de facto. Maybe focus on free and informed consent?

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      5. Rachael‏ @ractack 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @ractack @aral

        There's critical literature in womens' studies & medical ethics on objectification, commodification, & commercialization of human bodies.

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      6. Rachael‏ @ractack 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @ractack @aral

        I understand that you are trying to expand people's human rights in the digital era, but need to address rights of freedom from tech, too.

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      7. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @ractack

        Interesting point: so you mean in terms of not being forced to use a technology… (e.g., see workspace use of Fitbits, etc.)…

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