"No taxation without representation!" was one of the main demands that fueled the American Revolution. Today, data is the new taxes, Regula Stämpfli argues, and society must have a say in how it is used by governments and companies. Our data belongs to us and we must decide how we want to use it to increase the wellbeing of ourselves and our societies.

Dr. phil/Dipl. Coach Regula Staempfli is a well-known Swiss publicist working as an author/consultant for online plattforms & newspapers in Germany, Belgium, France, the US, and Switzerland.

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