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I'm starting to think that it's time to make an open source and open-data platform for this. Similar in scope to OSM, but for all people. The goal of the proj
by claytongulick 4y ago
I'm starting to think that it's time to make an open source and open-data platform for this.
Similar in scope to OSM, but for all people.
The goal of the project would be to reveal to the average person how much data is being collected about them, and how easy it is - with the end goal being to influence legislation to curb these practices.
As long as it remains in the shadows, it doesn't really affect the average person, and the convenience of digital devices will outweigh the privacy concerns.
- marklockettau 4y agoYou should do this
- claytongulick 4y agoI very well may.
- salawat 4y ago...Sounds like chucking TNT into a bonfire tbqh, and unfortunately, you can't unring that bell.
- kornhole 4y agoMany of these harvesters offer data dumps to their products/users as required by California and other laws. They are quite eye opening. However few people ask for it. It may be willful ignorance. So even if you create this, many people won't want to see it and prefer to go on using their coveted brand of phone and apps. You would need to force them to look at it. See the fight scene in They Live.
- badreg 4y agoI may be interested in helping with this, if needed.
- serial_dev 4y agoLet's assume you make a platform like that. What prevents it from becoming just another surveillance platform?