Much of what the author suggests in terms of regulation already exists in most European countries, and most of it pre-dates the commercial rise of the internet.
Sure, much of the wording and enforcement is lagging behind today's reality, but the principles are clear: data about me is my data. Companies are not free to collect, collate and keep anything that they can get their hands on.
Facebook, Google et al are breaking the laws of countries they operate in on a massive scale. The backlash is being tempered by massive lobbying from those companies and the US government.
Not to mention the media propaganda (media are part of the advertising mafia), as seen in the recent wave of scaremongering bullshit about the "right to be forgotten" verdict.
Sure, much of the wording and enforcement is lagging behind today's reality, but the principles are clear: data about me is my data. Companies are not free to collect, collate and keep anything that they can get their hands on.
Facebook, Google et al are breaking the laws of countries they operate in on a massive scale. The backlash is being tempered by massive lobbying from those companies and the US government.
Not to mention the media propaganda (media are part of the advertising mafia), as seen in the recent wave of scaremongering bullshit about the "right to be forgotten" verdict.