I think it is clear we need more public regulation over these companies, and a lot of the mechanisms need to be embedded in a non-profit / social utility system

I think it is clear we need more public regulation over these companies, and a lot of the mechanisms need to be embedded in a non-profit / social utility system, given they DIRECTLY impact politics. Anything that democracy is reliant upon should not be subject to private, opaque control. In the case of data harvesting, data is the most valuable resource. You can control what people want using data. No entity should have unfettered access to data — it is undeniably evil in the truest sense of the word. Which, in the context of my use, means to decay forward progress or to increase aggregated suffering. They will not fix these issues until the public makes it so painful not to, that they must. As an example, how is Experian still in business after what they’ve done? They should have had a $100 billion+ fine levied against them, and that fine should pierce through limited liability to the extent that the board of directors and C-level staff are liable for it. The company and any owners of it should be bankrupted and living in poverty after what they’ve done. Until we make PEOPLE liable for the evils they induce on others, this will keep happening. I don’t get limited liability if I went out and murdered someone, why should the PEOPLE running companies have limited liability when they murder millions with pollution, or with financial terrorism? Answer: they shouldn’t.