The Luddites were ultimately crushed, but their resistance sparked a fire that ignited in newly formed guilds and trade unions demanding workers’ rights. In Australia, tentative steps and missteps are being made to bring the tech giants to heel. The project will reference the world-leading Global Data Protection Regulation developed by the European Union. Given the state of copyright, where big tech argues any assertion of intellectual property stifles creativity, this is a challenging proposition. But the Global Data Protection Regulation’s assertion that individuals should have control over their data provides a starting point for the next contest of ideas.

Source: The Guardian June 22, 2019 19:52 UTC