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> but maybe it's even harder to have an analytics system and use it responsibly? I'd say it absolutely is harder--on the one hand, you have an opportunity for
by catach 9y ago
> but maybe it's even harder to have an analytics system and use it responsibly?
I'd say it absolutely is harder--on the one hand, you have an opportunity for more money. On the other hand, you have the mass of users that have proven that they don't care enough to react against irresponsible use in any meaningful way.
Simple decision in a business context.
- pjc50 9y ago> react against irresponsible use in any meaningful way. Not all reaction is direct. It's a bit like other polluting industries; you can keep doing it right up to the point where public opinion turns on the industry as a whole, and onerous regulations get imposed. I think GDPR is a taste of this.
- catach 9y agoI think that under-simplifies the dynamic: public opinion is changed slowly and painfully through consistent advocacy efforts that publicize abuses, while the abusing industries fight back and regain ground at least some of the time. But yeah, more GDPR-like moves would be fantastic.