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The logic being someone else needs to fix it and these people would end up being those without any real skin in the game ?

• ahartmetz 8y ago
  I think the logic is that those who caused the problem won't fix it (or they would have already). They have financial interest in not fixing it. Though I do expect a mix of voluntary and forced improvements, now that there is awareness. That's not a very daring prediction because both have already started ;)
  • realpeopleio 8y ago
    The business model of using targeted advertising as the main source of revenue will always be at odds with protecting user data privacy, and same goes for not making users addicted to the service. These companies may say they will protect privacy and not make you addicted, but that goes against their financial interests.
    • ahartmetz 8y ago
      Sure, but it helps that they are being watched, which aligns good behavior with their self-interest. Seems to be the only factor promoting good behavior at Facebook. Other companies seem to have leaders with more genuinely good intentions (e.g. Google - not Eric Schmidt, but Larry Page and Sergey Brin).