It is frustrating that due to network effects, for-profit companies, gain a near monopoly on important data types. YouTube owns video, Craigslist owns classifieds, Netflix owns video viewing, etc.
It would be great if there was regulation over certain types of data that would require companies to post back to a central database if they take certain kinds of information. It would be great if there was a device that could help level the playing field.
The point of my post was to highlight that complaining, or being shocked by these companies behavoir is sort of missing the point.
How can we unify and provide access to what we feel to be 'universal' data types?
It would be great if there was regulation over certain types of data that would require companies to post back to a central database if they take certain kinds of information. It would be great if there was a device that could help level the playing field.
The point of my post was to highlight that complaining, or being shocked by these companies behavoir is sort of missing the point.
How can we unify and provide access to what we feel to be 'universal' data types?