PSA Today #31: Kaliya and Seth are joined by Matt Prewitt, President of the RadicalXchange Foundation: how data coalitions can overcome the addiction and exploitation of today's tech platforms

Matt Prewitt is President of RadicalExchange.org.  He is a lawyer, writer and technologist. On this episode, we discuss the evolution of RadicalXchange, from the seminal work of Glen Weyl and Eric Posner to the proposal for a Data Freedom Act.  We locate the birth of addiction and exploitation data dynamics in the Persuasive Tech lab of BJ Fogg at Stanford, and think about data coalitions (formerly known as MIDs in Jaron Lanier and Weyls 2018 HBR "A Blueprint for a Better Society") as a progressive alternative.  Note that Kaliya and Seth both contributed to the proposal that has become "The Data Freedom Act"; an appropriate declaration of data rights on this inauguration day.   You can sign up here to join the RadicalExchange mailing list and participate in monthly calls. Is there somebody that you think would be great to have on the show?  Maybe you? Please visit www.psatodaypodcast.com and let us know!