Reading Data Cartels by Sarah Lamdan is an eye opener to a problem I already knew about. We all knew about. And yet, we knew nothing about at the same time. It makes you wonder why so many state governors are so anti #TikTok when US companies are currently mining data just as well, and just as dangerously. #Data #Information #DataAnalytics #RELX #ThomasReuters #ebook #affiliatelink #DataCartels #LibraryLife

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But now when I’m asked about paying APCs, like I was last night, I will also talk about the cost in terms of grad student labor. And be even more openly critical of her venues researchers want to publish in and the companies that continue to extort them.

And I really need to go read #DataCartels.

Yes! My copy of Data Cartels just arrived. So ready to drive into this during the weekend. I listened to Library Punk's recent episode with Sarah Lamdan TWICE with my jaw on the ground for much of it.

The way our data is used by data brokers for profit is unbelievable.

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