Beyond the pure grubbiness, there is a strategic conclusion to be drawn from the allegations that Cambridge Analytica misused data from 50 million Facebook users.
The economic and social benefits promised by the age of data, which are only just beginning to be realised, are far too important to be left to technology companies.
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