King, J., & Meinhardt, C. (2024). Rethinking privacy in the AI era policy provocations for a data-centric world. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5446957
Our current data privacy safeguards are rooted in Fair Information Practices (FIPs), a framework from the early 1970s that preserves individuals’ due process rights to their data. However, that system of protection is outdated and has not kept pace with the modernizing world. In the most intense cases, citizens’ data is collected without them knowing it is happening, understanding what is happening, or knowing whether they can stop it. As AI advances, this is becoming a much larger problem with more serious implications.
King and Meinhardt suggest a few ways to regain control over privacy rights. First, create an opt-in policy rather than an opt-out policy; second, remove personal data from AI training databases; and finally, normalize individuals having more control over the data they share. These suggestions aim to correct the foundation of our current privacy laws and restore more individualized rights to users.
This article aims to inform users of the current state of their privacy rights as citizens, and improvements that can be made as technology becomes more intrusive. This article benefits our class discussions on limiting AI and preserving individual protection.
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