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Reminds me,... I have heard priv advocates propose a consumer label. Like we have nutritions labels on food products but for privacy.
Their idea is, there are so many products. It is almost impossible for average consumer to even know how much data their car, blutooth gizmo, or smart TV collects. With a mandatory label, they could be better informed. Companies could even compete on it. Just like car co's first bitched about car safety features but later competed to have the best safety ratings.
But that label idea would need teeth. Gov agencies tasked to test it. And enforce compliance. That's the hard part.
Like FOSS but privacy-oriented?