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Re:Why we should end the data economy by Pet_Ant on Friday June 04, 2021 @02:18PM (#27396979)
> They've got legal and lethal authority to do far worse than a weird look.

Society scares me more. The government has the authority, but society has the power and the inclination to weaponise it. The government would never bother reacting to anything that RMS said but people did.

Re:Why we should end the data economy by reaperducer on Friday June 04, 2021 @04:13PM (#27398583)
Society scares me more

Agreed. For example, it's unlikely a government agency is going to care about your personal web page talking about how you're open to theories about UFOs. But a potential employer may decide not to hire you because your mind is open to the possibility. Or worse, an employment screening company's "algorithm" will score you lower because of it.

Re:Why we should end the data economy by layoutIfNeeded on Friday June 04, 2021 @03:07PM (#27397729)
You realize the government is made of people, right?
Re:Why we should end the data economy by xmprt on Friday June 04, 2021 @03:46PM (#27398257)
Not really. The government is more of a system that's run by people. The government doesn't change much even if all the people running it change.