BA Internet Principle · 05
Privacy is not a setting.
Privacy cannot be a feature that people must find and switch on inside long menus. A system should begin with minimum data, limited access, safe defaults and clear human consent.
Protect from the start · Minimum data · Safe defaults · Clear consent
Core principle
Protection begins while the system is being designed—not after data has been collected.
Privacy is built through the amount of data, retention periods, access rights, model use, interface defaults and the path of deletion. Responsibility cannot be placed on the person using the system alone.
Do not ask people to configure their own protection; configure the system to protect people.
A useful distinction
A setting pushes responsibility onto the user; architecture places responsibility on the system.
Added later
Privacy as a setting
- Tracking on by default
- Confusing permission screens
- Indefinite retention
- Hidden third-party transfer
Built from the start
Privacy architecture
- Protection by default
- Minimum data
- Limited retention and access
- Clear transfer and deletion
Layers of protection
Privacy is not one button; it is six limits working together.
Data minimisation
Data that is not needed is not collected.
Safe defaults
Tracking, sharing and public visibility begin turned off.
Purpose limitation
Data taken for one purpose is not quietly reused for another.
Access records
Human, service and model access remains traceable.
Child and family protection
Age, parental responsibility and family privacy each receive distinct protection.
Deletion and exit
People can download and delete their data and end the relationship.
Related BA Internet principles
Privacy is a shared consequence of decisions about people, data, models and interfaces.
Deeper reading
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Atlas
RUYAH Concept Atlas
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RUYAH, SAHN.BA and SEMANIYYA Külliyat
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BAI Human Oversight Report
A preparation record for a proposed report on human decision, contestability, reversal, representation, and responsibility in the use of models and automation.
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