23 min

The Sleeping Giant of Data Privacy Diving Into Data

    • Investing

The price users pay for consumer electronics is usually not the primary source of revenue for those that sell them. What’s most valuable is the data they collect on users. If companies can gather and monetize data, consumers get more affordable prices, and tech companies enjoy large profits. But what happens if data privacy regulations throttle this? Will the economy take a nosedive? On Diving into Data, host TC Riley breaks down the economic consequences of data privacy.

The price users pay for consumer electronics is usually not the primary source of revenue for those that sell them. What’s most valuable is the data they collect on users. If companies can gather and monetize data, consumers get more affordable prices, and tech companies enjoy large profits. But what happens if data privacy regulations throttle this? Will the economy take a nosedive? On Diving into Data, host TC Riley breaks down the economic consequences of data privacy.

23 min