# Unbounded Autonomy

> Allowing an actor or component to act without governance limits, so unsafe or unauthorized actions go unchecked.

Record: `lexicon:unbounded-autonomy`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Security Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/security-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-unbounded-autonomy

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Trusting External Input](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/trusting-external-input.md) and before [Uncontrolled Change](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/uncontrolled-change.md).

## Category

- [Security Privacy Compliance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/security-privacy-compliance.md)

## Negated by

- [Governance](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/governance.md)

## Linked from

- [Security / Privacy / Compliance / Governance](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-security-privacy-compliance-governance.md)