Law in the Internet Society

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I would appreciate comments on my paper from anyone willing to give them.
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 The conflict between users and providers of information exists because data aggregation or advertising is a hindrance to the user rather than an asset. However, data aggregation or advertising need not be a hindrance. Users are often willing to incur costs so that their data can be aggregated or so that they can be exposed to advertising. If data aggregation and advertising can be seen as features rather than as defects, then they become one of the bundled goods or one of the more effective forms of delivery. Data aggregation and advertising can be seen to serve the user's ends.
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<		I like that Amazon recommends books to me. They are often very pertinent and I am happy to buy them. There are a lot of other wonderful products that I would love to buy if I only knew about them. Sell me those products. Collect my information. Design better products. Do not make me insecure. Do not make me feel bad about myself. I have lots of desires that you can address without you creating new ones for me. If you do it correctly, you will have an audience for your advertising and I will have providers of goods that can more effectively meet my demands. Even if I can remove the ads, I will not. If you do not do it correctly, only then will I turn off the advertising or data aggregation. I am aware that I have alternatives. I want Amazon to continue recommending books to me. If Google could introduce you to all of the books, movies and music in the world that you would probably love and provide you that media for free, would you allow Google to aggregate your information? It is hard to say no, but their power would be terrifying.
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>		As I write this paper, Pandora Radio has introduced me to Coldplay's Viva La Vida. It fits my musical tastes perfectly and I think that it is a great song. One day, Google may tell me what to read. Amazon will tell me what to buy. Facebook will tell me who I should be friends with. They may play at my fears. They may toy with my subconscious desires. They will do it in subtle ways so that I do not quit using their products. I will comply with my own slavery.
 

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 -- DanaDelger - 18 Nov 2009
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I edited based on your paper. Thanks for the thoughtful paper. It was fun to read. Also, thanks for the comment box.

-- StevenWu - 19 Nov 2009

 
 
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