Technology’s impact on our economic, political, even personal lives is so conspicuously outsized, so staggeringly unregulated, that even during the current political storm over Iran and impeachment it is clear: It is time for a digital bill of rights. A recent poll showed that two-thirds of Americans agree that big technology companies need to be regulated and, if necessary, broken up. But this is precisely why the digital bill of rights must start by demanding that tech companies give us reasonable levers of control and oversight. Imagine, though, if a digital bill of rights gave users, workers and local communities power over this process. That’s why it’s time for a digital bill of rights - a ‘new deal for data’ that can restore balance to the tech world and ensure that our data work for us all, based on values we agree on.

Source: The Guardian January 28, 2020 10:40 UTC