Exercises: Data as an extracted resource

For centuries minerals were extracted from territories without the communities benefiting; today some companies extract data from people in a similar way. Explain the analogy: who extracts, what is extracted, what the person gets in return and who keeps the value that is generated.

A free flashlight app asks for access to your contacts, your location and your microphone. Analyze which data it could commodify and for what purposes, and write two questions worth asking before installing any free app.