Comment by Terr_
12 hours ago
A quixotic legal dream: All consumer data-surveillance must take the form of an opt-in monthly payment plan, which either side can cancel.
So the TV gets advertised as "$$$, but basically $$ if you sign up to be surveilled and get a $/month check back." If the company sets $/month too low--or is too creepy about what they collect--people just won't opt-in.
But what happens if they promise big pay-backs but routinely cancel from their side? That's a problem, but at least it's a kind the market [0] can handle when it comes to reputation and bad reviews.
[0] "Markets are good, use them." -- "OK, fine, you must price this on a market." -- "NOT LIKE THAT!"
> $$$, but basically $$ if you sign up to be surveilled and get a $/month check back.
Well, such thing has kinda appeared for mobile phone contracts. You can save and entire buck, if you agree for your data to be used for marketing purposes. Except, after accepting the deal, you still pay exactly the same monthly amount, as before they introduced that option.
More like "a capitalism fever dream"
You can tell it isn't, because the people with all the capital have a reduced set of choices for screwing you over.