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THE NEW ERA OF DATA INEQUALITY
"Data wants to be free."
...is a common but silly trope.
Data was briefly liberated by bad decisions of analog companies navigating the .com boom.
Now, #data returns to its native protected state. (And not for the best.)
A thread...
"Data wants to be free."
...is a common but silly trope.
Data was briefly liberated by bad decisions of analog companies navigating the .com boom.
Now, #data returns to its native protected state. (And not for the best.)
A thread...
First let's start with data itself. It has no ambitions or aspirations. It doesn't want to go to college or have a baby by age 30. Data's "desires" are those of its creators, purveyors & consumers.
Offline, there are few private sector examples of free information because of friction & cost.
Even online, most "free" data is used to sell something.
"Free" services sell our data or monetize our attention.
And Wikipedia relies on patronage by people & companies.
Even online, most "free" data is used to sell something.
"Free" services sell our data or monetize our attention.
And Wikipedia relies on patronage by people & companies.
