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"We need to revolutionize how we think about our data and what value it holds" (last sentence)

reads like so much sleeper propaganda for The Selfish Ledger style abuses.

I don't think any discussion of the trade-offs between privacy and tracking is complete unless the horrifying abuses of tracking are also discussed, like government contractors spying on people without cause.



> "We need to revolutionize how we think about our data and what value it holds" (last sentence)

The last line of the article for me is different: “We need to revolutionise how we think about our own data and what value it truly holds.” (Emphasis mine)

Which in context:

> Lastly, it’s good to remember nothing truly comes for free. Software costs money to develop. If you’re not paying towards that, then it’s likely you – or your data – are the product. We need to revolutionise how we think about our own data and what value it truly holds.

Is a very clear pro-privacy statement to me. This is our data and is owned by us and we should revolutionize how we think about that.




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