Below the Line with James Beshara on Apple Podcasts

The problem with the current arrangement is not that tech giants make money. The problem is that the only way for them to make money is through advertising that relies on the collection of highly-personalized data, tied to personal accounts that identify us by our email or phone number

In the digital economy, user data is typically treated as capital created by corporations observing willing individuals. This neglects users' roles in creating data, reducing incentives for users, distributing the gains from the data economy unequally, and stoking fears of automation. Instead, treating data (at least partially) as labor could help ... See more