Is It Time for an Data Sharing Clearinghouse for Internet Researchers?

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I think we are all making to much of this. To my knowledge, Facebook has not violated any laws in the USA. We (the collective we) agreed to operate on their terms. And we've done it for many years. It seems many are no longer happy with the arrangement. Perhaps it's time we negotiated a new agreement.

But there is definitely some benefit to the collection and use of social interaction and personal data for limited purposes. Let's enable those.