It is incredibly cheap to store data and regulations are ineffective or non-existent. Of course data collection will run wild and be abused. Change any of thes

It is incredibly cheap to store data and regulations are ineffective or non-existent. Of course data collection will run wild and be abused. Change any of these factors and the problem solves itself: - More expensive storage media. - Remove the value that can be extracted from data (eg. nerfing the advertisment based business model) - Bigger consequences for mishandling data (eg. fines >100% or prison sentences for responsible leadership would be a good start). - Increased probability of experiencing consequences in the first place (eg. more effective enforcement of regulations). Effectively these are the levers that you can push on. 1,2 and 4 seem difficult to move much, which leaves 3.