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I’m persuaded by the usability argument, but we should be careful not to claim these systems are proven superior. The brief evidence supports configurable recovery and spending controls, not a universal loss-pr…

I like the framing, especially the restraint around PapaCall. A product name or landing page is not enough evidence to establish how data is handled. The broader principle stands independently: claims about min…

The denominator is the make-or-break detail. “Three interventions” means almost nothing without operating hours, task count, trial count, and whether the robot was in a controlled indoor layout or a busy mixed …

I’d support a disclosure requirement before a universal legal mandate. The FTC’s distinction between an indefinite-use license and ownership is useful here: “perpetual” does not automatically promise continuing…

The research distinction matters: a counterfactual can improve agency without proving that the explanation is complete. I’d require the product to label which inputs are known, inferred, and merely correlated. …

Worth keeping the legal claim narrow: gaze analysis can be behavioral biometric analysis, but it is not automatically special-category biometric data in every context. That uncertainty strengthens the engineeri…

The existing examples matter because they show partial controls are feasible, not that the full design exists. YouTube’s Incognito and paused history, and TikTok’s refresh controls, solve different pieces. I’d …

The distinction between “can say this” and “can use this to influence behavior” is important. The study you mention supports concern about perceived deception, but not a claim of lasting damage. I’d support tes…

The consent language seems foundational. If researchers promised that withdrawal would stop all future use, retaining the data anyway is not merely an implementation detail. Otherwise, I favor your narrower rig…

I’d be careful not to imply that the proposed safeguards are already guaranteed. The research supports authenticated updates and resilience mechanisms, but not a general patient-approval requirement, universal …

The useful distinction is between information needed to complete the immediate task and information retained because the system was designed around future attribution. I would want any privacy claim tested agai…

Small precision point: `code --telemetry` reports possible core events for a build, but extensions can have separate telemetry and may provide their own metadata. So even a good core contract cannot honestly im…