We derive great benefit from the "data economy" in the form of services which are NOT free to develop or operate but have no cost associated with their usage. W

We derive great benefit from the "data economy" in the form of services which are NOT free to develop or operate but have no cost associated with their usage. We also enjoy the benefits when it comes to social connections, disaster recovery, and tracking our lost valuables. It is not going away. The potential pitfalls of the data economy are about overbearing or violent governments, or about poorly managed data protection. This has much more to do with the bad actors than the tools they are using. It's sort of like saying we should ban information distribution because bad actors can spread misinformation.