The Internet With A Human Face
The formatting of this article itself is something worth studying. It's brilliantly seductive to read and read all of it. The pictures/slides by each paragraph were like rewards, continually luring me to the next paragraph. For the first time in a long time. I read every single word. Not skimmed.<p>Although I disagree with the idea of regulating how long behavioral data is saved. Not all behavioral data is sensitive. Rather we should consider fully disclosing to users either how long their data will be saved or what data has been collected on them or both. Any other regulations may be too burdensome to the startup.<p>=== Examples ===<p>His suggestion that all behavioral data be deleted after a certain period of time means every little piece of data collected must also have a timestamp. Inflating databases and costing money.<p>A program must be written that seeks out timestamped data ready to expire and delete it.<p>If the deleted data is connected with other pieces of data or reports elsewhere we're going to run into complex problems.<p>These obligations must be handed down from company to company during acquisitions. A company selling data about to expire will get acquired for a lot less than a company with fresh data. This may in turn cause a series of unforseen consequences in the acquisition market.<p>=== Solution ===<p>Rather than controlling and manipulating what can and cannot be done, it may be best to just create transparent policies and let the free market converse its way towards a compromise.