Imagine the amusement park rides
They're not that good.
We're whalers on the moon
We carry a harpoon
But there ain't no whales
So we tell tall tales
And sing our whaling tune
making data safety and privacy the default, not the other way around.
Yes, but it's already hard to convince legislators and the general public of the necessity. People still cling to the "I have nothing to hide" mentality (which may be true, but they have plenty worth protecting).
But once personal data becomes an economic asset with the ability to earn a little with it, convincing people to value their privacy will be even harder. And legislators will use a monetization scheme as an excuse to loosen up privacy laws.
The nation that controls magnetism controls the universe. -- Chester Gould/Dick Tracy