Bump stocks were shut down due to a clearly articulated risk/perceived risk (whether or not that risk is real isn't germane here) and FDIC protections were put in place due to issue (realized risk) from runs on the banks. Not familiar enough to know if vaults are required by FDIC, since banks with vaults predate FDIC I'd say that's just part of the standing bank business model. Banks that leave your money and valuables out in the open won't be in business long as folks would go to banks that have an optic of more security.The US government just closed down a sizeable piece of the gun industry (bump stocks) overnight. People lost jobs and lost products, sure, but society said it wasn’t worth the risk of misuse. The US government can similarly close down the sale or transfer of user data overnight, if we so choose.
Your IMEI does not need to be connected to your home address, grocery store purchase history, and current precise geolocation. Nobody needs that data (outside of law enforcement with a warrant) and you sure as shit should be able to have some say in the matter of whether it’s sold for profit without your awareness/consent, which happens all the time today.
Tech companies might claim that user data is free speech - but that’s baloney. I would alternately claim that your private information is trademarked to you, and that selling it without your consent is infringement on your rights and constitutes piracy of your personal data (and Congress should codify it as such).
The best method to protect PII is not to have it. Much of the PII that is maintained is not needed to perform the mission for which it is being requested.
At the end of the day PII is inescapable. There will always be a need to correlate you as a person to a database. Technically, if I have an xls office roster with you name on it the row and column that you're in is now PII.I don't think that is realistically possible in today's world, and even for those that minimize their PII exposure data breaches from the health insurance industry to the OPM doom many of those attempts when it comes to nation-states looking for data.
Dude, bump stocks aren't a sizeable piece of the gun industry. That statement is ridiculous on its face. It's a niche within a niche.he US government just closed down a sizeable piece of the gun industry (bump stocks) overnight.
Ok. How about lead pipes for plumbing, lead based paint, and certain pesticides. All outlawed once we found out how dangerous they were.Dude, bump stocks aren't a sizeable piece of the gun industry. That statement is ridiculous on its face. It's a niche within a niche.
It’s definitely regulatable. Congress can pass laws and federal agencies can inplement regs. California and the EU have already done so. Just because something is hard doesn’t mean we should accept defeat and not try at all, if the cause is worthy.Unlike bump stocks, the trade in personal data is ubiquitous, global and unregulatable.
I’m not proposing that companies can’t collect and store that data, for your use. What I’m suggesting is that Facebook doesn’t need to share user data across Instagram and WhatsApp for ad targeting, and that the three of them don’t need to make money off selling your data to third parties. If that means we all have to start paying $3/mo for a Facebook acct, I’m ok living in that world.At the end of the day, the world needs easy access to your digital twin to work; mail, email, IP address, etc are all needed to make those systems work.
I don’t think you understand. Russia isn’t a threat and hasn’t been a threat. Same with China. Besides, things are going to be different starting in January. You should really watch the news more.I’m not proposing that companies can’t collect and store that data, for your use. What I’m suggesting is that Facebook doesn’t need to share user data across Instagram and WhatsApp for ad targeting, and that the three of them don’t need to make money off selling your data to third parties. If that means we all have to start paying $3/mo for a Facebook acct, I’m ok living in that world.
If anyone is wondering how China was able to squash Hong Kong protests so easily, they did it by connecting people and places with online accounts and smart devices. That may not matter today to your average American in Townville USA, but it will matter in the next peer conflict. And it will facilitate the ongoing dictatorships in Russia and China who can exploit it to secure their regimes.
Yeah, but you can replace lead with a different material. What you're proposing is more akin to outlawing plumbing.Ok. How about lead pipes for plumbing, lead based paint, and certain pesticides. All outlawed once we found out how dangerous they were.
It’s definitely regulatable. Congress can pass laws and federal agencies can inplement regs. California and the EU have already done so. Just because something is hard doesn’t mean we should accept defeat and not try at all, if the cause is worthy.
Yeah, but you can replace lead with a different material. What you're proposing is more akin to outlawing plumbing.
I totally get the notion of why this stuff should be kept safe by companies but I don't see what you're saying working for the following reasons:
Like I said, I understand the notion of why it's odd to have all your info out there. But it's always been out there. And it will still always be out there ripe for the plucking. And at some point, everyone has already willing signed consent forms saying they all agreed to this. Maybe you didn't realize it but we all agreed to this. If you don't like it then don't have a bank account, a mortgage, a job, etc.
- The risk isn't there. The cases you mentioned are interesting for sure but aren't really applicable to the average American citizen. If youre concerned about hiding from the US Govt you probably shouldn't be working for them.
- We're not at war. Maybe turning this off would make sense for war but acting like we're at war when we're not will really limit certain sectors
- Economic impact: billions of dollar are made selling your data. Those industries will lobby hard against this. Without any sort of actual risk to push back on them with I see them winning the argument.
- Punishing companies for loosing your stuff won't work. It's already bad for business to loose your data. We don't punish banks if they get robbed.
Feel free to address my IP analogy and how your proposed regulations would fare better.Ok. How about lead pipes for plumbing, lead based paint, and certain pesticides. All outlawed once we found out how dangerous they were.
It’s definitely regulatable. Congress can pass laws and federal agencies can inplement regs. California and the EU have already done so. Just because something is hard doesn’t mean we should accept defeat and not try at all, if the cause is worthy.
Sure. Just because an unwanted behavior is hard to detect/prove/stop doesn’t mean we should make it legal. Intellectual property theft shouldn’t be legalized just because we have trouble stopping it. Insider trading of financial securities is notoriously hard to detect, prove, and stop from happening - but it’s still illegal, and it would be far more prevalent and harmful if it were to be legalized.Feel free to address my IP analogy and how your proposed regulations would fare better.
Sure. Just because an unwanted behavior is hard to detect/prove/stop doesn’t mean we should make it legal. Intellectual property theft shouldn’t be legalized just because we have trouble stopping it. Insider trading of financial securities is notoriously hard to detect, prove, and stop from happening - but it’s still illegal, and it would be far more prevalent and harmful if it were to be legalized.