Companies increasingly aim to control how users interact with their content online, threatening user freedom. As more companies crack down on browser exten...
I disagree. I see no problem with media companies locking their content behind a paywall, because that’s their IP and they can do what they want with it. The reason they don’t is because that would destroy their income since people will just go elsewhere for that information.
I have no problem paying for information, I have a problem with spreading my personal information all over the Internet. I honestly don’t think these sites care too much about my personal information, but they need to get it to process recurring payments and whatnot. That just opens me up to security issues, so I choose to not make accounts.
So that’s why I want some form of anonymous payment system where I can pay for access without divulging my personal info. I’d just load the browser with $X/month, and the browser would pay $Y/month for all of the users that use the browser to access that site that month. That keeps transaction costs low and preserves my personal info. The browser could also potentially provide anonymous demographic info since that’s useful for curating content.
Unfortunately, no such payment network exists, or at least no such system is popular.
I disagree. I see no problem with media companies locking their content behind a paywall, because that’s their IP and they can do what they want with it. The reason they don’t is because that would destroy their income since people will just go elsewhere for that information.
I have no problem paying for information, I have a problem with spreading my personal information all over the Internet. I honestly don’t think these sites care too much about my personal information, but they need to get it to process recurring payments and whatnot. That just opens me up to security issues, so I choose to not make accounts.
So that’s why I want some form of anonymous payment system where I can pay for access without divulging my personal info. I’d just load the browser with $X/month, and the browser would pay $Y/month for all of the users that use the browser to access that site that month. That keeps transaction costs low and preserves my personal info. The browser could also potentially provide anonymous demographic info since that’s useful for curating content.
Unfortunately, no such payment network exists, or at least no such system is popular.