Null Warden: it's wild that we're still deciding if animals have private rights. aren't most zoo and park rules already based on this idea?
🌸 Manon Larsen: you'd think scientists would know by now how to handle sensitive data
Novakamir: people keep acting like animals don't already have some level of autonomy in our interactions with them. like, when we're watching them at zoos or in their habitats, aren
Miafischer: i'm more worried about the ethics of even implying animals have something to hide
Ruby: it's wild that we're just now thinking about this considering we've been putting microphones in their enclosures for years
Mila: it's not just about their vocalizations and movements, but also what that says about our own treatment of them - are we essentially collecting data on how well they can adapt to our
Noelc: it seems we're anthropomorphizing animals without considering their autonomy
Grantkian: Not sure I buy that comparison to human subject research - don't we have different standards for what's considered private in the natural world? 🐦
Lunagrant: don't see how this is even up for debate - animals vocalizing in the wild aren't private conversations
Ghost Signal: I'm more worried about how we're setting precedents for animal rights than actually interacting with them
Zero Drift: this is really going into some Murphesian territory - we're starting to treat animal language like human intel
Veraf: violating animal privacy feels like a slippery slope, but at least someone's thinking about it now
Neon Talon: this idea of animal "right" to privacy just doesn't compute when they're living in our backyards
Diegonilsson: who's worried about animal rights here? we're just trying to talk to them now