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Privacy as a human right, not a commodity, argues Cory Doctorow

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Cory Doctorow's Pluralistic blog post argues that privacy is a human right, not a property right, and critiques the idea of paying individuals for their data. He contends that framing privacy as a commodity to be traded devalues it and benefits corporations like Facebook. Doctorow criticizes proposals like Andrew Yang's data dividend, suggesting they would force working people into further surveillance to make ends meet, ultimately lowering wages and increasing prices. AI

RANK_REASON Blog post offering an opinion on privacy rights and data commodification.

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Privacy as a human right, not a commodity, argues Cory Doctorow

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    Pluralistic: Unpermissioned research (02 Sep 2026) https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralis tic.net/2026/09/02/scrape-scrope-scrap/

    Pluralistic: Unpermissioned research (02 Sep 2026) https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralis tic.net/2026/09/02/scrape-scrope-scrap/

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