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 Under this model, a [=global opt-out=] signal should not be understood as a decision that a
 [=person=] made a while ago when they flipped a setting or chose to use a specific
-[=user agent=] but rather as a decision that they have chosen to automatically reaffirm with
+[=user agent=] but rather as a preference that they have chosen to automatically reaffirm with
 every interaction.
 
 ### Privacy Labour {#privacy-labour}