#gdpr: A Nudge to Solve #privacy Fatigue?
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As GDPR settles upon our industry, it’s a good time to reflect on how we got here. How did we end up with top-down, government-enforced data management and retention policies?In large part, it’s a way to solve a collective action problem for the global community of users who suffer from privacy fatigue. Everyone knows their data is floating around in the ether, bought and sold without so much as a nod to the “owner” of the digital #identity. But the fact is that individuals don’t have the power to force change in the face of companies that serve billions of users.More important, most users overwhelmingly love the convenience and capabilities of these globe-spanning social media services. As a result, frustrated users have just given up fighting for control over their digital identity.Privacy (...)