I said something like this once and had my nose rubbed in the technical impracticability of it. However, I share your feeling that something will pop up to address this.
Not sure if the political angle scares me more than the commercial one. On that note, the consumer-side blood-sucking seems less likely than a shakedown of popular platforms such as facebook or google.
And with a 100-year headstart in political shmoozing, good luck to any new entrants for the last mile.