Re: <nettime> Spotify Threatened Researchers Who Revealed ‘Pirate’ History

[Morlock Elloi <morlockelloi@gmail.com>]

Enterprises vehemently oppose being tracked and analyzed, which is 
exactly what they are doing to their users. This makes it obvious that 
the object of tracking and analyzing suffers damage, in short and long 
term, because someone outside knows its internal state, and can use it 
against such object.

The idea that this is not pure damage but 'benefit' ("we know when you 
get erection, so we can assist") is ludicrous, but somehow this doesn't 
enter the prevalent discourse.

Perhaps the tables can be turned, and the same narrative can be used to 
persuade the enterprises that public knowing their secrets is good for 
the enterprises, as the public will be able to serve them better.

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