Friday, April 26, 2024

Your data is valuable, but you’re never getting paid for it

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Its hard to find a positive side to the recent Facebook/Cambridge Analytica (CA) scandal. But if there is one, its that its caused tech companies, lawmakers and users to think more deeply about personal data, how its being used and who actually owns it. Facebook says that you, the user, are the sole owner of whatever information you consent to share with it. But it will use that data to offer you a free service based on targeted ads. The thing is, Facebook makes billions of dollar…<...
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