Thanks, Taiidan. I think the European GDPR covers the two principles you stated. (Compensation isn't covered.) In the US, a number of consumer rights statements also include those two principles, but most companies just do whatever they want.
Andy Oram | Editor O'Reilly Media, Inc. | 617-499-7479 | oreilly.com [image: oreilly_email_logo.png] <http://oreilly.com/> On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 10:20 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > I however do not want "insights" period. > > How about something much - a law that says companies can't (ab)use the > data of paid users without their explicit opt-in and can't provide any > conditionals or anything more than minor incentives for opting in. > > minor incentives - eg: $10/mo ok but $100 not ok. > > > More laws: > * The right to be forgotten where when one establishes an account at say > a bank, doctors office, store, airline etc they can simply check a box > that says "delete my information after X amount of time" > > * Only the bare minimum of data required to provide a service should be > collected - there is NO reason a transport company needs your name to > transport you or a cable company your name to give you cable as long as > you pay for your cable modem and pre-pay for services. > > > All three should be a worldwide treaty - WILL be a worldwide treaty when > some day the celebrity leaks become relentless and the shiny people > demand change. > > _______________________________________________ > libreplanet-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss > _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss
