The ability to leave a system without ruinous cost, retaliation, or silent lock-in. Right of exit is foundational to ethical participation because consent is not meaningful when departure is punitive.
Operationally, exit requires data portability, clear closure paths, and protections against downstream penalties.
AgencyStructural
Scope
H. Governance & power. Structures that determine who sets moral boundaries and who can intervene.
Genealogy
Ethotechnics uses Right of Exit to extend the h. governance & power vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Right of Exit. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/right-of-exit
MLA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Right of Exit." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/right-of-exit.
Chicago
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Right of Exit." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/right-of-exit.
BibTeX
@misc{glossary_right-of-exit,
title={Right of Exit},
author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
year={2026},
howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/right-of-exit},
version={v1.1.0}
}
RIS
TY - WEB
TI - Right of Exit
AU - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team
PY - 2026
UR - https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/right-of-exit
ER -