Opt-In by Default: Rebooting AI Privacy Controls

A WIRED opinion piece argues that AI features should default to opt-in rather than opt-out, using Meta’s controversial Instagram tagging rollout as a case study. It explains that automatic enrollment erodes user consent, highlights privacy experts’ calls for stronger defaults and regulatory safeguards (like GDPR-inspired protections), and suggests federal standards to simplify and strengthen data privacy as AI tools proliferate.