It is a good question to ask. I still am kinda struggling with deciding where exactly I stand on this.
In my case, it always seems to be some sort of invisible line that I can't quite articulate. For lack of a better term, it feels like transgression. For example, I give the business my credit card information, but I don't give them permission to use that card on anything other than that one transaction ( or more if recurring ). If I give them my phone, it is for the express purpose of handling my business. That phone is not there to be sold to the highest bidder.
For the record, I am agreeing with you. The waters are definitely muddy, but we need some sort of enforceable and enforced ground rules.
You are struggling to articulate why it's not okay for a company to quietly hand all of your purchases over to facebook without ever telling you about it or asking you if that is okay?
Neither. I am not certain where the line should be drawn. I am not a zealot. I evaluate both positions and see if there is a way to balance both interests. If there is none, I err on the side of the customer ( ie. me ).
And I am saying all this, because there is a reason for business to gather this information. I am willing to entertain an argument for keeping some of that data for efficient processing of my business. I am less charitable with hoarding data for no other reason than selling me more stuff and or outright selling that information to 3rd party to that in some other way.
So yeah. Neither. But there is a line. I just don't know where it should be.
In my case, it always seems to be some sort of invisible line that I can't quite articulate. For lack of a better term, it feels like transgression. For example, I give the business my credit card information, but I don't give them permission to use that card on anything other than that one transaction ( or more if recurring ). If I give them my phone, it is for the express purpose of handling my business. That phone is not there to be sold to the highest bidder.
For the record, I am agreeing with you. The waters are definitely muddy, but we need some sort of enforceable and enforced ground rules.