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"Who wants to be a trillionaire!"

from The Guardian

"The flow of data now contributes more to world GDP than the flow of physical goods. In other words, there’s more money in moving information across borders than in moving soybeans and refrigerators. This is a big shift and one that has yet to fully sink in for most people. Corporate America, on the other hand, understands it well. The crusade against data governance is only getting started. If it succeeds, the world’s most important resource will be entrusted to the private sector and the profit motive, and the rest of us will have even less power to participate in the decisions that most affect our lives. A growing number of people have come to realize that data has a dark side. The information revolution has turned out to be something less than total liberation."