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It's time that something like this is illegal. If you have a dating site, all the information you collect from the user should only be used for the purpose of t

It's time that something like this is illegal. If you have a dating site, all the information you collect from the user should only be used for the purpose of the dating app. Using the data to feed different business should be forbidden or the user should be paid for their data and be aware who exactly will receive it and what they are going to do with it. They managed to force cannabis growers to track plants from seed to a ready product, they should force such companies to track the data so that you can know exactly who is doing what and more importantly you should be able to pull your data at any point in time.

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whalesalad 6y ago
??? This is the foundation of the entire internet as we know it.
sneak 6y ago
The concept of data ownership is questionable. When you do business with me, and I observe you, are not my own observations my data? I am all for privacy, but I don't think that we get to dictate what other people are allowed to do with "our" data, legitimately obtained through the course of normal business. Observations are our own data, including observations about others. You don't own your reputation, for instance.
- varispeed 6y ago
  It's the same with software - you can read all the ones and zeroes and memorise them, but you cannot write them back and sell it. Imagine a human is an object and has various attributes that you can exploit. You should only be allowed to use that data for legal reasons or if it serves purpose of the product you are selling.
- joshspankit 6y ago
  I agree with your stance on this, but also there’s a pretty compelling argument for the other side. Especially when we’re talking about the equivalent of secretly recording audio and video at see-your-pores fidelity and extracting fingerprints from any product you touch, as well as doing forensic analysis on the dirt of your boots to find out where you’ve been. At what point should we draw the line of what’s “[reasonable] observation”, and what’s not?

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whalesalad 6y ago

??? This is the foundation of the entire internet as we know it.

sneak 6y ago

The concept of data ownership is questionable. When you do business with me, and I observe you, are not my own observations my data? I am all for privacy, but I don't think that we get to dictate what other people are allowed to do with "our" data, legitimately obtained through the course of normal business. Observations are our own data, including observations about others. You don't own your reputation, for instance.

varispeed 6y ago
It's the same with software - you can read all the ones and zeroes and memorise them, but you cannot write them back and sell it. Imagine a human is an object and has various attributes that you can exploit. You should only be allowed to use that data for legal reasons or if it serves purpose of the product you are selling.
joshspankit 6y ago
I agree with your stance on this, but also there’s a pretty compelling argument for the other side. Especially when we’re talking about the equivalent of secretly recording audio and video at see-your-pores fidelity and extracting fingerprints from any product you touch, as well as doing forensic analysis on the dirt of your boots to find out where you’ve been. At what point should we draw the line of what’s “[reasonable] observation”, and what’s not?