Hey #taxtwitter, Am I correct in assuming that sales of digital business are a good proxy of value of user data?
better user data => more sales?
Lots of proposals (equalization levy, Italian web sales tax) revolve around sales and I guess the link with user data is one reason?
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yup, absolutely. And of course there's definitely a relationship between the two. Just a question of how firm it is, and whether it is/can be used to support policy proposals.
Interesting question - in big picture users get value in kind, and give value? The ads are only part of that (like saying that the only value that TV programme gives are the ad breaks!)