One lesser discussed reason for this is the amount of power centralized control of big data & the cloud allows to the massive companies that leverage it. Compan

One lesser discussed reason for this is the amount of power centralized control of big data & the cloud allows to the massive companies that leverage it. Companies are leveraging it before they really even have it. Control of the data is a big part of controlling the ecosystem. Everyone likes to make fun of how technologically illiterate legislators are - but it seems we simultaneously expect legislation to make a safe space for us. It seems more reasonable that developers & users together figure out how to take back control of our data!