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This is a balance of power issue, and corporations will always try to shift more power to themselves when the technology to enable that is available. I don't w

by Zak 5y ago

This is a balance of power issue, and corporations will always try to shift more power to themselves when the technology to enable that is available. I don't want Netflix to have the ability to verify the software I'm running before it gives me the stream I paid for. None of the things they could do with that power, such as forcing me to watch ads before the stream I've already paid for, or charging me different prices based on the kind of device I'm using benefit me. We as technologists should be wary of technologies that further shift the balance of power away from users.

no_time 5y ago
> This is a balance of power issue, and corporations will always try to shift more power to themselves when the technology to enable that is available. Exactly, This is why I said below that this is a political issue. The question is whether the politics will see big tech as a threat and restrict them or as a potential ally and merge with their power.