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It doesn't have to be either/or. An individual could pay and opt out of data mining. Anyway, personalized ads is just the tip of the iceberg, the real problem
by ses1984 6y ago
It doesn't have to be either/or. An individual could pay and opt out of data mining.
Anyway, personalized ads is just the tip of the iceberg, the real problem with that data doesn't exist on a small scale. The problem is that mountain of data could be abused, for example to manipulate public opinion, elections, the stock market, etc, and blackmail.
Even if you aren't vulnerable to these things directly, the abuse potential of such data is so high that IMO it's only a matter of time before you're indirectly negatively affected by it.
- kmkemp 6y agoOpting out would then require trusting an organization who is incentivized to collect data to not collect it. That can't be the solution.
- ses1984 6y agoIf you don't trust them, don't give them your data or your money. Of course all this would be predicated on trust and a government that would actually use teeth if fraud was committed. Hah.
- JetSpiegel 6y ago> If you don't trust them, don't give them your data or your money. I already don't, but they still build a shadow profile of me with the data my friends and friends of friends leak.