Tim Berners-Lee’s Solid is a platform designed to re-decentralize the web

Re:Tim Berners-Lee’s Solid is a platform designed to re-dece... by gaius on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @04:49AM (#17448522)

That invasive advertising surveillance must happen — or we wont be able to afford to stay in touch with each other — is a very common argument

Just yesterday a Google spokesmodel talked about “balancing user privacy against business needs”

But making profits is not a human right!

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Re:Tim Berners-Lee’s Solid is a platform designed to re-dece... by brainwad on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @07:25AM (#17449254)

The products wouldn't exist if they didn't make a profit. So really, it's balancing user privacy against user desire for the product to exist.

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Re:Tim Berners-Lee’s Solid is a platform designed to re-dece... by sorokod on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @05:08AM (#17448603)

Corporations are people too and profit is the oxygen they need.

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Re:Tim Berners-Lee’s Solid is a platform designed to re-dece... by gaius on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @05:16AM (#17448636)

Balance compliance with the law against desire to make profits, is the accurate translation. Pure Silicon Valley.

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Re:Tim Berners-Lee’s Solid is a platform designed to re-dece... by rusk on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @07:40AM (#17449313)

Yeah I love seeing corporations have their liberty curtailed in jail when they break the law. /s

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