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Why would Silicon Valley companies fight for tighter government regulation of what and how user data can be used for? Wouldn't you expect the opposite?
by rebuilder 10y ago
Why would Silicon Valley companies fight for tighter government regulation of what and how user data can be used for? Wouldn't you expect the opposite?
- stephenr 10y agoBecause not all SV companies are data whores/pimps? I know the hot new thing is to get zillions in VC funds to provide some half-assed free service, based on the idea that one day you'll have a heap of users who you can somehow milk for a profit, but once upon a time, tech companies made money by providing useful products and services that people were willing to pay for.
- mastazi 10y ago> Because not all SV companies are data whores/pimps? True, but the biggest ones among them definitely are (depending on your definition of "data whores/pimps", Apple might or might not be included here).