Controversial Data Bill of Rights Article May Upset Data Brokers and Marketers

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Crown Sterling releases a controversial article titled "Crown Sterling Declares ‘DATA BILL OF RIGHTS’ For Consumers", which may cause upset amongst Data Brokers and Marketers.

-- Crown Sterling has released a potentially controversial article “Crown Sterling Declares ‘DATA BILL OF RIGHTS’ For Consumers”, bringing some cause for concern, as the article may upset Industry that profits from selling personal data.


The 362 word article presents a Bill of Data Rights, in the pursuit of providing awareness and inspiration for consumers. In somewhat typical manner though, a certain element of the article is set to spark discontent amongst Data Brokers and Marketers.


Below is a portion of the piece, which neatly exemplifies the controversial element:


Crown Sterling Limited LLC, a leader in data sovereignty technologies, has established a “Data Bill of Rights” declaring digital assets to be the intangible personal property of consumers (known as “original producers”). Crown Sterling is a leader in formally recognizing the right for consumers to own, protect, manage, and monetize their digitally-produced data.


A spokesperson for Crown Sterling, Robert Edward Grant, Founder & CEO, says “Data can be an extension of who we are. There needs to be some mechanism to protect ourselves.


Although our “Crown Sterling Declares ‘DATA BILL OF RIGHTS’ For Consumers” might unsettle Industry that profits from selling personal data, our duty is to our readers. We believe it’s more important to protect individual data rights, than to please everyone. Which is notoriously difficult to do.”


Although there has been no backlash as of yet, the possibility exists as the article new technology will disrupt the current marketplace paradigm which serves the few over the many and often violates individual data privacy rights and is used to manipulate consumers, public opinion and elections. The Data market is over $200 billion and growing and is largely unregulated.


Crown Sterling has stated the future aims for the website are offer technology and ecosystem to provide data security, ownership and monetization.


Crown Sterling’s complete article can be found at https://www.crownsterling.io/newsroom/data-bill-of-rights/

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