The Facebook scandal isn’t just about privacy. Your economic future is on the line | James Ball

The Facebook scandal isn’t just about privacy. Your economic future is on the line | James Ball

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/23/facebook-scandal-privacy-data-equality-wealth

Whenever a technological revolution brings upheaval to the world, it initially benefits the small number of people at its forefront to the detriment of others.

When the industrial revolution brought about the birth of mass production, it led to thousands of skilled, independent workers losing their trades and much of their livelihoods, facing either unemployment or less-skilled work in the new factories, with the loss of autonomy that entailed.

The Facebook scandal isn’t just about privacy. Your economic future is on the line | James Ball

Mar 23, 2018, 11:17am UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/23/facebook-scandal-privacy-data-equality-wealth >Whenever a technological revolution brings upheaval to the world, it initially benefits the small number of people at its forefront to the detriment of others. >When the industrial revolution brought about the birth of mass production, it led to thousands of skilled, independent workers losing their trades and much of their livelihoods, facing either unemployment or less-skilled work in the new factories, with the loss of autonomy that entailed.