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I'd like to be clear that I totally agree with you: data given to a service you pay for should remain private. All I'm saying is that if you enact regulation t
by sillysaurus3 12y ago
I'd like to be clear that I totally agree with you: data given to a service you pay for should remain private.
All I'm saying is that if you enact regulation to try to enforce this, you're going to cause a lot of unintended consequences. It may even prevent the Airbnb's and Dropbox's of the future from forming altogether.
Are you sure adding another law is the right response?
- sdrothrock 12y ago> Are you sure adding another law is the right response? I'm not sure, but I do think that it would be beneficial to have an overarching framework that could be used to protect information that is commonly believed to be "private." I've thought about it a bit more and instead of simply "transportation companies may do this and not this in situations A, B, and C," I feel like we need a modern day "Bill of Information Rights" and a general reform in how anyone -- government included -- can collect, use, or distribute information without explicit permission.
- nemothekid 12y agoPiggybacking off the parent comment something like the "Bill of Information Rights" sounds very similar to "The Right to be Forgotten" Sure in this context it sounds like a great idea, but down the line it becomes a tool for the rich with time to censor information.
- bsder 12y ago> Are you sure adding another law is the right response? Well, not having one sure isn't working very well, now is it?
- alloyed 12y agoIf the choice were between safeguarding the right to privacy and slowing the rate of innovation, I would pick privacy every time. It's the whole "trading liberty for security" thing: Civil liberties are the prime mover in any society, and losing it has a much more far-reaching impact.