We CAN change the balance of power between people and the social networks. But to do so, we need to be aware that it is our presence that makes social networks economically viable. And we need to look to government and public interest groups to champion and, if necessary, force the changes that will assert our rights and interests as a precondition to social networks being able to operate in our country.

Well worth your time:

• Mark Zuckerberg can still fix this mess, by Jonathan Zittrain
• A Tough Task for Facebook: European-type Privacy for All, by Natasha Singer

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