Re:Google and Facebook are monopolies. Does it matter? [audio]
by benj111 on Friday November 16, 2018 @04:04AM
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You /may/ be right, I don't think that current laws were written with that in mind, but the laws could be munged to encompass the relationship.
I suppose then the anti trust argument would be that they are able to 'ask' for too much private data.
It seems to me a first step would be gaining price transparency. Who is the cheapest (asks for the less data).
Actually if your theory holds water, isn't there scope to argue that the consideration (your data) isn't properly defined in the contract, and keeps changing (via defaults, and technological progress). Could then this not then be dealt with via contract law and consumer protections?
I suppose then the anti trust argument would be that they are able to 'ask' for too much private data. It seems to me a first step would be gaining price transparency. Who is the cheapest (asks for the less data).
Actually if your theory holds water, isn't there scope to argue that the consideration (your data) isn't properly defined in the contract, and keeps changing (via defaults, and technological progress). Could then this not then be dealt with via contract law and consumer protections?