tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191890.post4778808096426900042..comments2023-10-29T09:52:20.556-04:00Comments on The Pondering Primate: You Want My Personal Data And My Time..Pay Me For ItUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191890.post-17486210973603995412010-12-08T09:31:13.247-05:002010-12-08T09:31:13.247-05:00Fantastic. I have advocated a less one-way exchang...Fantastic. I have advocated a less one-way exchange of personal data for a long time. If a company will use my information and preferences to drive a multi-billion dollar industry, I want my chunk of that. After all, without all of our information, that industry would not exist. And this is the <b>only</b> industry I know of where such a valuable commodity is given away free.<br /><br />Companies bombard us every day with the idea that digital information has value (the games industry, the movie and music industry) as well as advertisers paying big bucks for targeted advertising lists. People need to wake up and realize that their own personal data is a valuable commodity and should be given to these companies only in exchange for fair compensation. I would go as far as to say, if a movie can continue to collect royalties for years every time it is shown/sold/downloaded, why should someone not get paid every time their personal information/preferences are sold?Charles Nordlundnoreply@blogger.com