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   Jason Pester (jasonpester@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 27-Sep-2024 07:11:48 JST Jason Pester

   • Evan Prodromou

   @evan If it was on your poll list, I would choose "Not without my permission." If you do provide data to researchers, give us the option to Opt-In. Providing an explanation of the research requesting the data might be helpful too. I think people enjoy the Fediverse because it's more transparent than other platforms... so keep it this way.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Friday, 27-Sep-2024 07:11:47 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @JasonPester if *you* share it, isn't that permission?

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Friday, 27-Sep-2024 12:40:03 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @JasonPester OK. I feel like the phrasing of the question suggests consent, but ok if you don't.

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     Jason Pester (jasonpester@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 27-Sep-2024 12:40:04 JST Jason Pester

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     • Evan Prodromou

     @evan I don't view it that way. I choose to share content / data on platforms with an understanding of how that platform respects my rights to the content / data I post. Others have expressed a similar sentiment (see links below). I'm a straight male, but I think the author's point in the Medium article regarding LGBTQ+ outing through network data analysis is a good one.

     https://bmatb.medium.com/social-media-privacy-mastodon-mining-ffcbb359cc42

     https://fossacademic.tech/2022/10/18/notesOnNobreEtAl.html

     https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/elasticsearch-server-actively-scrapping-mastodon-user-data-over-150-000-individuals-exposed-so-far/

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     Brian Hawthorne (bhawthorne@infosec.exchange)'s status on Sunday, 29-Sep-2024 02:16:34 JST Brian Hawthorne

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     • Evan Prodromou

     @evan @JasonPester I’ve noticed this sort of assumption in many polls here, mostly posted by people who appear to be allistic. Many autists may not make the same inferences regarding metaphor or implications. Given the high proportion of autistic people and people for whom English is not their first language here in the Fediverse, my recommendation is to avoid wording things in a way that requires people to try to intuit your intentions.

     In this case, if consent is intended, then it’s probably best to mention it in the wording: “Would you consent to sharing your…”

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Sunday, 29-Sep-2024 02:16:34 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Brian Hawthorne

     @bhawthorne @JasonPester thanks for the note.