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YOUR DIGITAL IDENTITY

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Digital Identity Informed Consent

What is Digital Identity?

Your digital identity is your likeness, voice, movement, and/or all biometric data originating from you, a human being. This means any pictures of you online, recordings of your voice, video...even your physical movements and your heartbeat.

What Is Informed Consent?

Informed consent for digital identities means fully understanding and agreeing to how your digital self will be created and used, in any storage or transmission format, whether electromagnetic or otherwise, across the whole of the universe.

What Is the Problem?

People's digital identities (likeness, voice, movement, and biometric data) are being deepfaked or used without their full disclosure, understanding, or agreement. This lack of proper informed consent has led to exploitation and harm in various contexts.

This is about protecting yourself and your loved ones.
Without informed consent, we risk losing control of our identities.
The consequences are immediate and personal:
from identity theft to manipulation of your words and actions.

Stop deepfakes. Act now.
Our digital autonomy hangs in the balance.

Enforcing digital identity property rights isn’t censorship. It’s national security.

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CASE STUDY 1: Performer Deepfake

Actor Raymond Cruz non-consensual deepfake to market a law firm to a Latino audience

STATUS: Still online. Instagram will not remove it.

ISSUE: CA Section 230 shields online platforms from being held liable for user-generated content.

CASE STUDY 2: National Security

Image from Wikipedia (Creative Commons License)

President Biden deepfake in a New Hampshire Robocall on 1/27/24

STATUS: Removed, culprit caught 32 days later

ISSUE: Nonconsensual deepfake of a public official could erode public trust or cause widespread panic.

THE SOLUTION

Legally-Define Informed Consent: "Digital Replica Informed Consent" means the process by which an individual is fully educated about the specific uses, risks, and benefits associated with the creation and use of their digital replica before agreeing to its capture or utilization. It requires clear, explicit, and comprehensive details about the intended usage, ensuring that the individual is aware of and consents to each distinct application of their digital replica.

Demand Informed Consent: Create legislation that requires clear, specific consent for each use of your digital identity.

Without Informed Consent: Use is not permitted.

INFORMED CONSENT EXAMPLES -- USE PERMISSIONS:

CANNOT USE:

INFORMED CONSENT EXAMPLES -- USE PERMISSIONS

Performer

(Licensing your property)

Agreed: My voice replica is authorized for use in two GoCar commercials only, airing on specified National Network TV and Streaming platforms. Usage period: 90 days (June 2 - August 31, 2025). No other uses permitted. Scripts attached and approved.

Security Guard:

(limited access to your property)

Your voiceprint is authorized for security access only at LeWitt Paper Factory (1137 East Bedford Blvd). Limited to: opening designated security doors during your shifts. No other uses or locations permitted.

Doctor:

(authorizing medical procedures)

Your facial biometric data is authorized for patient safety only at Memorial Hospital. Limited to: identity verification during admission and medical order authentication. No other uses permitted.

Congressperson

(authorizing press coverage)

Your live video feed is authorized for broadcast on September 18, 2025 (16:30-17:30 PDT) on licensed news channels only. Limited to: covering this specific public event. No AI training or other uses permitted.

CANNOT USE:

ANYWHERE ELSE

Digital identity protection is a collective responsibility. Advocate for policies that secure our digital lives.

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