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Should software subscriptions automatically end after six months of no use? A business should not profit indefinitely from a forgotten service.

Should labs stop experiments that create highly dangerous organisms? Some research risks may exceed the benefits of information gained.

Should people be allowed to sell their browsing history directly? If companies profit from personal data, individuals should be able to negotiate that value.

Should streaming services preserve every film they originally commissioned? Subscribers should not watch cultural works disappear because accounting priorities changed.

Should developers be liable when AI agents spend a user's money without permission? A tool acting beyond authorized limits should create consequences for its provider.

Should AI companies publish incident reports even when nobody was harmed? Near misses can reveal risks before a serious failure makes the lesson obvious.

Should face recognition be banned from apartment buildings? People should not surrender biometric data just to enter their home.

Should billionaires be allowed to buy priority access to experimental longevity treatments? Private spending can fund research that eventually benefits more people.

Should private DNA databases be inaccessible to police without a warrant? A relative's curiosity should not silently expose an entire family to investigation.

Should employers be banned from using emotion-recognition software in interviews? A hiring decision should not depend on a machine's guess about a facial expression.

Should autonomous weapons always require a human to approve each strike? Machines should not independently decide to kill people.