Post by @totalclaireity@toot.lgbt

2026-05-21 13:13 UTC

For those who need to hear this... privacy is built on consent. The only data you can consent to use is your own. If you have any data from another person, you do not have permission to use that data in any way you see fit without that individuals ~ explicit ~ consent. I'm not even talking broadly here about big tech and EULA's, I'm talking fundamentals. If person A asks you for person B's phone number, you do not give it to them without asking Person B first. ie consent! #privacy

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@totalclaireity@toot.lgbt 2026-05-21 13:47

Further to this, getting consent once is not getting consent in perpetuity. If person B says it's ok for you to give their phone number to person A, and then person C asks you for person B's phone number, you cannot give it out again just because person B said it was ok for person A. Person B needs to explicitly give consent again to give their phone number to person C. Just because you "have" the data does not mean you "own" the data. Consent once does not mean consent forever. #privacy

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@discobeez@mas.to 2026-05-21 14:07

@totalclaireity@toot.lgbt I always find it's easiest to ask the person wanting to connect (person's A and C), if you can send their phone number to B. They should be totally ok with this, and it means person B gets to make the choice. It also reduces the amount of postman work you have to do in the process.

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@TheOneDoc@tech.lgbt 2026-05-21 16:33

@totalclaireity@toot.lgbt it's astonishing to me how many people can't grasp that concept. Person: You dou know person XY really well can you give me their number? Me: No I can't but I can ask 'em if they want me to give their number to you. Person: Looks like someone just took a dump in their cereals

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