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Comment by schnebbau

3 hours ago

> which they can do bad or immoral things

Such as...? Lure me into a trap with a 10-piece spicy mcnugget that they know I can't resist?

Deny you medical care payouts based on your diet. Algorithmically increase prices on you. Increase your car insurance based on where you travel.

  • That seems fair though?

    If my diet is the cause of a medical issue, then I'm the one at fault.

    Car insurance should cost more if I'm more of a risk to the insurer.

    This just sounds like you don't want data to force you to be honest.

  • The answer to all of these things is legislative/regulatory, not forbidding McD from collecting the most basic information about what their customers buy.

    • The answer is both things. Legislation should forbid misuse of data with company officers being personally liable in the same manner as Sarbanes-Oxley, and should be so strictly enforced that holding data about individuals becomes seen as a liability instead of an asset.