Law in the Internet Society

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CharlotteSkertenSecondEssay 5 - 01 Apr 2018 - Main.EbenMoglen
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Online Shopping and our Rage Against the Machine

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 The transparency of the internet was meant to empower consumers. But big data and machine intelligence have also empowered retailers to treat customers as products, and to set customized prices. This violates values that are central to democracy, including privacy, justice and equality. In response, we must stop unconsciously giving away our personal information, learn more about the models that govern our lives, and demand change.
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You gained some clarity and force from the revision. I think there is at the moment no further to go. But you will also gain from giving more thought to the "cashless" revolution and its effect on these issues. Removing all transactional anonymity may seem like a marginal change in a world of credit cards and payment applications, but the quantitative change is becomes qualitative, as the Marxists used to say. More contemplation of the consequences will help you think further, though it may not make you more hopeful.

 
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