I admit I like disruptive thinking. This, in the Observer today, is excellent by that standard:
In the light of large fines this week for data mishandling, is this a chance of this?
Think how that would change the world's business models.
And then wonder whether this is part of the Green New Deal that we need.
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Much agree with this. As someone who was used to having to have a licence to sell alcohol why on earth don’t we require a licence to collect data? Charged according to the amount of data you intend to collect. That would mean it would cost the search engine Google millions and DuckDuckGo nothing. It would lessen the ease of what is in effect, large-scale rent-seeking by selling what is free information. No VAT so that’s usually 100% profit.
Fining them when they mislay or misuse data is the least they can expect…
Equally disruptive
Have you done a blog on this?
Can I borrow it when you do?
FT had a similar editorial line in an article.
https://www.ft.com/content/86632fcc-a22d-11e9-974c-ad1c6ab5efd1