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by noizejoy 1098 days ago
Arguably, the value of data in its modern version is much higher than mere “goodwill” including customer relationships. The data travels easily without customer consent, while a traditional customer relationship can be canceled by the customer at any time.

So the value of data is a modern day business windfall, that can be argued as unfair. Or fair. Depending on your viewpoint.