To reform tech today and create a more ethical tech system, you don't need to abolish barter but rather change the terms of trade by (1) increasing transparency about how data is used, (2) increasing transparency about what companies do with data inside the company, and most crucially (3) enabling data portability so consumers can pull their data out and switch to competitors

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Gillian Tett

Evidence Quote

change the terms of trade of barter...transparency about how data is being used...data portability [41:41]

Source

Can we Fix Capitalism? Yanis Varoufakis vs Gillian TettIntelligence Squared
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:33:04 PM

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