Taxes. Building public space and infrastructure for the common good is what they’re for. Fund ethical infrastructure from the commons for the commons – ensure an ethical core that benefits citizens – and you’ll encourage a healthy, ethical economy on top of that infrastructure.https://twitter.com/CJAMcMahon/status/932198173531082757 …
Ethical as in not being based on the business model of farming you for your data / profiling you / exploiting your behaviour. Ethical as in just being a tool that empowers you.
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Infrastructure is medium of interaction. Whether systems, physical or social, the development has shifted almost entirely to private industry. Providing an ethical platform is an uphill battle.
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Yes, I’m aware of the status quo; I just happen to disagree with it and I’m working to try and change it, uphill battle or no :)
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Digital footprint awareness is a start. Ultimately infrastructure occurs on the grey border between public and private sectors. Grey refers to profit by infrastructure contractors which can undermine the ethics of the work.
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