That's one way to misinterpret what wahern is saying ;) Having access to raw data is not an unmitigated good because people could (and will) intentionally misi

That's one way to misinterpret what wahern is saying ;) Having access to raw data is not an unmitigated good because people could (and will) intentionally misinterpret it. It might be still be good on the balance - but there will be a variety of other consequences, good and bad, intended and unintended. Wahern's point seems to be more that it's far too early to call what the balance of all those consequences might be, and that it's not even a given that they'll be more good than bad - nevermind to make the leap to assume they'll all be good. Cheaper than ever, barrier-free communication across the globe has it's advantages, for example - but this also leads to spammers and robocallers. I've wondered if some kind of small cost increase per call or email would help keep such things in better check.