If we had access to all the data collected on us what good could we do with it, both individually and in groups? (mander.xyz)

submitted 9 months ago by jared@mander.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Internet, shopping, medical, employment, ect. So much info and it's mostly used to extract resources from you.

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[-] otter@lemmy.ca 13 points 9 months ago

Healthcare would be a good one because having access to good reliable data means better treatments, especially for populations that are underrepresented in current studies

Otherwise the other data could be used for policy development. Right now when a private entity collects a lot of data, they can release the data that helps them while hiding the data that harms them. Having that available publicly means that we can develop policy based on the most accurate picture of reality

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