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@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ If Alice trusts Carol to be able to perform an action, she might
 "give consent" to Carol.
 However, giving consent to Carol is not necessarily permanent; Alice
 has the tools to track abuse of her resources, and if she sees that
-Carol is responsible, she can revoke her consent to Carol.
+Carol is irresponsible, she can revoke her consent to Carol.
 (While Carol could have handed this authority to someone else, Alice
 would still see the abuse coming from the access she handed Carol,
 and could still hold Carol responsible.)