Re:Why we should collectively worry about Facebook and Googl...
by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @12:41PM
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> They have been caught with their fingers in the cookie jar
None of those transgressions resulted in visible, tangible harm the way Facebook's have.
Would I love to go after the ISPs? Sure. But going after them is falling for policy perfectionism. Facebook and Google are in the crosshairs. This isn't a choice between doing something about them or the ISPs; it's a choice between doing something about them or not. If privacy advocates want to do more than talk, this is the time to show discipline.
None of those transgressions resulted in visible, tangible harm the way Facebook's have.
Would I love to go after the ISPs? Sure. But going after them is falling for policy perfectionism. Facebook and Google are in the crosshairs. This isn't a choice between doing something about them or the ISPs; it's a choice between doing something about them or not. If privacy advocates want to do more than talk, this is the time to show discipline.