Let's make them pay for using our personal data
I know this is a really unpopular opinion, but what I don&#x27;t get is why all this fuss over personal data?  So what if facebook records what sites you&#x27;ve been to?  If I visit starbucks, When I go to order my latte, the owners&#x2F;baristas remember my name and face and maybe even what drink I ordered - you certainly don&#x27;t mind that, right?<p>People aren&#x27;t normally sensitive to these things: for example Govt on average takes 1&#x2F;3 of people&#x27;s incomes (thousand, tens of thousands of dollars) without the slightest hint of complaint.  But when a company records where you&#x27;ve been online (with 0$ cost to you) it&#x27;s all the sudden a disaster?<p>i genuinely struggle to understand this.  if someone could explain it, that would be interesting.