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To be fair, modern privacy laws blur the same lines. If you collect data about me in the EU, I have legal control over that data. I can order you to give it to

• neveroffensive 9y ago
  > Sounds like ownership to me. Sure, the EU has essentially asserted in law that you own your data. That doesn't really make it true though. I don't even think the EU was really addressing the moral/ethical nature of data with that law, politicians just wanted a way to remove defamatory content from the internet so they could regain control of their public image. Just because something makes it into law doesn't mean it's reasonable/accurate/moral/just. In fact, I would argue most laws are created based on a groups narrow desire to achieve an immediate effect in the current society. Few laws are created with genuine exploration of larger implications on society/morality, and even fewer laws are created in the context of rights/what the government can/cant't control.