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When did the internet stop serving us and start using us?
The internet has transformed into a data-surveillance economy where industries monetize behavior, with opaque systems impacting fairness and worker pay, experts say.
- Today, the internet has shifted from connection to pervasive monitoring, transforming into a system that monetizes behavior and far exceeds past privacy worries for everyday internet users.
- The 1988 law, cited in Episode 235, reflected lawmakers' worry that someone might discover what movies people checked out from Blockbuster, prompting U.S. Congress to protect video rental records.
- Reports show gig-style nursing platforms may consider applicants' financial stress, as two equally qualified nurses received different wage offers based on perceived desperation.
- Observers warn that surrendering data as a condition of participation questions whether choice is meaningful and what it costs everyday internet users' dignity.
- Entire industries now track what people read, drive, buy, linger on, and how much debt they carry, while algorithmic management systems expand workplace surveillance and debate persists over personalization's fairness limits.
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When did the internet stop serving us and start using us?
The Ethical Life podcast: Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada examine how constant tracking shapes daily life, work and choice, raising hard questions about fairness, dignity and whether real freedom still exists.
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