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Re:Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Project is pushing Big Tech t... by SuoDuanDao on Monday June 22, 2020 @05:29PM (#23606963)
Andrew Yang and co. would likely suggest a universal basic income ;)
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Re:Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Project is pushing Big Tech t... by purplecabbage77 on Monday June 22, 2020 @08:22PM (#23608593)
Isn't that basically the same thing as just having data collecting companies pay users directly?
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Re:Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Project is pushing Big Tech t... by saalweachter on Monday June 22, 2020 @10:35PM (#23609397)
Yeah, it would end up being the same paltry payment.

I think the correct use did eventually occur to me: turn it into funding for open source software, that is both free as in freedom and free as in beer.

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