Cory Doctorow on Nostr: Of course, that would be stupid. I can't wave a piece of paper in your face, shout ...
Of course, that would be stupid. I can't wave a piece of paper in your face, shout "YOU AGREED" and steal your bike. But substitute "bike" for "private data" and that's *exactly* the system we have with privacy policies. Rather than providing notice of odious, unconscionable behavior and hoping that "market forces" sort it out, we should just update privacy law so that doing certain things with your private data is illegal, without your ongoing, continuous, revocable consent.
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