A former counselor to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman under President Obama on Thursday criticized Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang ’s proposal to turn data into a property right, warning that such a move would lead to a deluge of lawsuits and create a "huge mess."
“It’s impractical and I also think it will only lead to more litigation and claims of ‘this is mine, I must guard it jealously,’” Gigi Sohn, a Benton senior fellow and public advocate, said in an appearance on Hill.TV.
She added that certain online data is “information everybody should have.”Yang’s campaign didn’t immediately respond […]
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