RE: "
to
think much more carefully about the value of our personal data,
whether we are happy to sell it or not and if so, for how
much."
I agree. But my hope is that any method(s) for compensation if and
when its ever figured out... should be in some form which benefits
ALL equally. In other words that Steve Balmer should get the same
compensation as a diamond miner in the Congo. This isn't some
'pie-in-the-sky' idea... but a recognition of the inherent forces
which tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer. This could
be part of an equalizing force.
This is one of the thoughts behind establishing certain
fundamental Internet functions under a system of universal
ownership... (one user, one share, non-transferable, expires with
death) whereby "dividends" are distributed to ALL equally. (an
interesting twist on "privatization")... and that can work with
existing silos... or a world of 6 billion individual silos.