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From the Ted Talk by Jennifer Zhu Scott: Why you should get paid for your data

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It is estimated that by 2030, 10 years from now, there will be about 125 blliion connected devices in the world. That's an average of about 15 devices per person. We are already producing data every day. We'll be producing exponentially more. Google, foeacobk and Tencent's combined revenue in 2018 was 236 billion US dlarols. Now, how many of you have received payment from them for the data you generate for them? None, right? Data has immense value but is centrally controlled and owned. You are all walking raw materials for those lgrae data capmienos, but none of you are paid.

Not only that, you're not even considered as part of this equation for inmoce. So once again, we are undoubtedly equal: we're equally poor. Somebody else owns everything, and we own nothing. Sounds flmiiaar, doesn't it?

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It is estimated that by 2030, 10 years from now, there will be about 125 _______ connected devices in the world. That's an average of about 15 devices per person. We are already producing data every day. We'll be producing exponentially more. Google, ________ and Tencent's combined revenue in 2018 was 236 billion US _______. Now, how many of you have received payment from them for the data you generate for them? None, right? Data has immense value but is centrally controlled and owned. You are all walking raw materials for those _____ data _________, but none of you are paid.

Not only that, you're not even considered as part of this equation for ______. So once again, we are undoubtedly equal: we're equally poor. Somebody else owns everything, and we own nothing. Sounds ________, doesn't it?

Solution


  1. companies
  2. billion
  3. large
  4. familiar
  5. facebook
  6. income
  7. dollars

Original Text


It is estimated that by 2030, 10 years from now, there will be about 125 billion connected devices in the world. That's an average of about 15 devices per person. We are already producing data every day. We'll be producing exponentially more. Google, Facebook and Tencent's combined revenue in 2018 was 236 billion US dollars. Now, how many of you have received payment from them for the data you generate for them? None, right? Data has immense value but is centrally controlled and owned. You are all walking raw materials for those large data companies, but none of you are paid.

Not only that, you're not even considered as part of this equation for income. So once again, we are undoubtedly equal: we're equally poor. Somebody else owns everything, and we own nothing. Sounds familiar, doesn't it?

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