“From the individual perspective, GDPR tells me that I’m now ‘in control of my data’. Well, I must have missed that bit. Or does someone really expect me to go to my 300 or so direct suppliers, read their policies, see my data, change or delete it where I need to, and pretend to not …
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Majorities think their personal data is less secure now, that data collection poses more risks than benefits, and believe it is not possible to go through daily life without being tracked. A majority of Americans believe their online and offline activities are being tracked and monitored by companies and the government with some regularity. It …
“The personal data operator plays the role of an intermediary between data sources and data using services within a trust framework or ecosystem with fiduciary responsibility for the individual. It should create trust and open up a user driven market where individuals are both protected and empowered to use the data that organisations hold about …
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This is a detailed and impressive post outlining the many different components required to create a data eco-system that genuinely enables individuals All of the components are listed out and described. Iain has been thinking about this for a long time, so this is a well considered architecture. The My Data Architecture by Iain Henderson …
“Please take the time to watch and reflect upon the most important segment from Singularity ever. Ever. Yet, it was ignored by most because the assumption from all the digital experts and entrepreneurs is that they are going to own everyone’s personal data and use it for their exponential benefit. Wrong. The adtech model is …
[…] Separately, for all the appeal of Solid “pods” and other Personal Data Stores, there seems to be a conflict between them (requiring an ability to understand, capture, and contain such data) and the unlimited data flows that characterize the post-Internet world. [… ] The Personal Data Universe refers to a vast and constantly changing …
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As digital technologies facilitate the growth of both new and incumbent organisations, we have started to see the darker sides of the digital economy unravel. But what do young people who grew up with the internet think about this development? Our research with 400 digital natives – 19- to 24-year-olds – shows that this generation, …
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In March 2013, we gathered a few folks who might be open to thoughtful exploration of ecommerce, social media and big data and we sat in a room room for a few hours to discuss and debate the implications for the retail industry. VIDEO 1: WHAT IS DISRUPTING RETAIL? As a consumer, the hum of …
Originally written in 2000, this has formed my vision of how a variety of organisations would be able to interact with me through my electronic persona – illustrating how personal information can be stored, accessed, maintained and given behavior. In subsequent years, we have seen an alternative universe where programmatic advertising and the use of …