Transparency is one of the great promises of technology. Yet, big tech monopolies, like
Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple, cultivate monopolies, covertly influence our
behavior, give some types of information preference over others, and secretly disclose our
personal information to other entities. They do this every day with virtually no oversight,
transparency, or informed consent, irrespective of what they choose to disclose to the public.
These data-driven monopolies have, actually, derived much of their success from their …