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| Subject: For what it's worth: Why Government Should Be Paying You for Your Information Thu Jun 13, 2013 11:46 pm | |
| What if government paid for the information it collected on its citizens? Jaron Lanier, widely regarded as the father of virtual reality and the author of "Who Owns the Future?", suggests that would be one step toward balancing the exploitative nature of the free technology that's making society more unequal. Paul Solman recently sat down with Lanier. You can watch their full interview -- soon to air on The PBS NewsHour -- above. Below is a separate excerpt from their conversation.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2013/06/why-government-should-be-payin.html
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