People everywhere are demanding basic consumer protections.
We want our food to be healthy to eat, our water to be clean to drink, and our air to be safe to breathe.
This year people have started to demand more of the internet as well, however, there persists an expectation that on the internet people are responsible for protecting themselves. You should not have to worry about trading privacy and control in order to enjoy the technology you love. Tech companies have put the onus on people to read through their opaque terms and conditions tied to your data and privacy to use their services. The average privacy policy from a tech company is thousands of words and written at a level that often requires legal training to interpret. As such the vast majority of people don’t bother to read, and just click through these agreements trusting that the companies have their interests at heart.
