Re:Why Silicon Valley can’t fix itself
by ahartmetz on Friday May 04, 2018 @02:37AM
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I think the logic is that those who caused the problem won't fix it (or they would have already). They have financial interest in not fixing it. Though I do expect a mix of voluntary and forced improvements, now that there is awareness. That's not a very daring prediction because both have already started ;)
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Re:Why Silicon Valley can’t fix itself
by realpeopleio on Friday May 04, 2018 @03:07AM
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The business model of using targeted advertising as the main source of revenue will always be at odds with protecting user data privacy, and same goes for not making users addicted to the service. These companies may say they will protect privacy and not make you addicted, but that goes against their financial interests.
Sure, but it helps that they are being watched, which aligns good behavior with their self-interest. Seems to be the only factor promoting good behavior at Facebook. Other companies seem to have leaders with more genuinely good intentions (e.g. Google - not Eric Schmidt, but Larry Page and Sergey Brin).