"On the one hand, you can see that it could do a lot to help, and on the other hand you can also see how it can be abused, " said Forst.

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You also get to control who can access your data and what they do with it.

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Not only do you not get something tangible to own, but also because you can't resale it and in general, there are less freedoms.

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