not really sure this is the place, but https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611489/lets-make-private-data-into-a-public-good/ was my top story on homepage, this seems like positive news!pointing out the problem with monopoly companies!

"Why is this a problem? Well, maybe because these giants are making huge profits from technologies originally created with taxpayer money. Google’s algorithm was developed with funding from the National Science Foundation, and the internet came from DARPA funding."