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The fix is to have laws that recognize that data is extremely valuable personal property, that stealing it is a criminal act and that the predatory "buying" of
by wintermutestwin 4y ago
The fix is to have laws that recognize that data is extremely valuable personal property, that stealing it is a criminal act and that the predatory "buying" of it (such as offering a $ service in exchange for $$$$$$ worth of data) should be highly regulated.
Maybe amend and strengthen the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act and then make it Federal instead of just some states?
Of course this kind of lawmaking has gone out of fashion and was only around for a couple decades so I'm not holding my breath.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 4y agoI prefer my data to be considered like my organs. I can still donate them and receive transplants but these aren't for sale, and no one should profit from it.
- AdrianEGraphene 4y agoSeems like we missed the boat on that a while ago.
- kibwen 4y agoThe great thing is that we can always build a new boat. Google's and Facebook's business model is not more important than the individual right to privacy, and if Google and Facebook cannot peacefully co-exist with the individual right to privacy then Google and Facebook must simply not exist.