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The sad state of personal data and infrastructure | beepb00p
- One of the problems with owning your own data is that it ignores the question of what format that data is in. Data formats are sometimes considered carefully, but they can also be hammered out fast to get a minimum viable product out the door.
from The Promise and Paradox of Decentralization by Byrne Hobart
- Despite the techno-utopian myth that most citizens trust the digital infrastructure underpinning our modern world, the recent data abuses of Big Tech have fueled newfound skepticism toward these digital innovations.
from We must prioritize trust in digital infrastructure by Google Tag Manager (noscript)
Keely Adler added
- There’s nearly no end-user friction involved in porting your data from one service to another in Web3. We shouldn’t underestimate the impact of improved data portability – users’ aversion to friction influences most of our online actions today, so changing the friction involved in switching services or trying new ones.
from Web3 and the future of data portability: Rethinking user experiences and incentives on the internet - Help Net Security by Reed McGinley-Stempel
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