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The simple answer to this and all consumer regulation related questions is information asymmetry. The service that wants to monetize privacy or other sensitive
by ivan_gammel 4y ago
The simple answer to this and all consumer regulation related questions is information asymmetry. The service that wants to monetize privacy or other sensitive aspect of customer life is never disclosing information in a way, where customer would easily understand all the consequences. People do not speak Legalese, they do not understand technical details and they generally should not be expected to be experts in T&Cs. For this reason they choose the government that acts on their behalf and levels the playing field by defining the terms that are acceptable to majority.
- throw10920 4y agoThis is orthogonal to the GP's post, which was asking "why can't people choose whether they want to pay for things with privacy" (paraphrased). The solving of information asymmetry is a necessary precondition to that choice, but after you've solved it, why shouldn't you have that choice?
- Dylan16807 4y agoYou also have to make sure it's really a choice, for one. If I can't avoid the companies that require users to pay with privacy, that's a problem.
- throw10920 4y agoYup, of course - antitrust and all that.