How Privacy Became a Commodity for the Rich and Powerful

Re:How Privacy Became a Commodity for the Rich and Powerful by acobster on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @10:39AM (#14300381)

I agree that boiling the "wall of legalese" down to some quick bullet points might be a good approach. Within the existing regulatory framework, the requirement could be that the language be clear and that it accurately reflect the longer, less ambiguous legalese.

That said, how much of a culture shift does there need to be on the consumer side? That is, even if privacy policies etc. are boiled down to 3-5 bullet points, how many people will continue to wave them away, and how do we change that?

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Re:How Privacy Became a Commodity for the Rich and Powerful by clamprecht on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @03:01PM (#14302917)

I'm thinking about the standardized nutrition information labels required on foods we buy. We can easily pick it up and see how many grams of protein, carbs, sugar it has, and read the ingredients. Something like that for privacy would be great.

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Re:How Privacy Became a Commodity for the Rich and Powerful by eric_h on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @05:31PM (#14303973)

That is an interesting comparison, especially given how long it took to make an average person even read those once they were on the box (I'm not even sure how many people do).

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Re:How Privacy Became a Commodity for the Rich and Powerful by dhimes on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @03:26PM (#14303092)

Yes, or maybe a couple of standard licenses from which a company may choose.

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