The debate on who has control over data typically creates two parties: the individual user who it is related to, and the corporation providing the platform or product.

We ought to add another party: the public. Perhaps data should be able to be used for the public good, and we should be able to participate in deciding what data is collected and how data is used.

-- lilactown @ HN
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28064953

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