Opt-Out Consent

All focus group and interview participants, and about 60 of 61 survey respondents, accepted the opt-out approach for this study. Participants were cross-referenced against the National Data Opt-Out database and excluded if they had registered an opt-out. AI research commonly uses deidentified data under an opt-out framework because individual consent at very large scale is impractical. The study created a local opt-in register so people registered with the NDOO could voluntarily include their data in ABSTRACT. Some participants recommended broader offline advertising of opt-out information to include less digitally engaged people.