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It sure helps with incentive alignment, but I agree, we should also be demanding laws which ensure at minimum transparency, and ideally regulation, of how indiv
by BaseballPhysics 3y ago
It sure helps with incentive alignment, but I agree, we should also be demanding laws which ensure at minimum transparency, and ideally regulation, of how individualized data is collected, stored, bought, and sold, while collectively refusing to operate with companies that insist on viewing their customers as just another resource to be mined.
- JohnFen 3y agoI don't think it really helps with incentive alignment, honestly. Many companies -- particularly tech companies -- are of the "maximize profit no matter what" mindset. That mindset would view not spying on paid users as gross negligence. I mean, how many times just on HN have you heard the sentiment that "leaving money on the table" is always a bad thing?