Inventor of the world wide web wants us to reclaim our data from tech giants | CNN Business

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The internet has come a long way since Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web in 1989. Now, in an era of growing concern over privacy, he believes it’s time for us to reclaim our personal data.

Through their startup Inrupt, Berners-Lee and CEO John Bruce have created the “Solid Pod” — or Personal Online Data Store. It allows people to keep their data in one central place and control which people and applications can access it, rather than having it stored by apps or sites all over the web. Users can get a Pod from a handful of providers, hosted by web services such as Amazon\n \n , or run their own server, if they have they the technical know-how.

When the watch party ends, the user can see the data that has been generated, including which program they watched and who else joined, and choose whether to delete or edit the information — or let the BBC use it. In a blog post, Eleni Sharp, an executive product manager for BBC Research and Development, described it as “a radically different approach to data management.

 

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KathWoolbright Fake news alert: Everyone knows Al gore invented the internet

Al Gore invented it. Get your story straight! Dang Fake News

It was invented king before 1989…lol the USA had it way way back !

I thought you clowns had gone bankrupt.😀

I thought Al Gore invented the internet.

The man invented the most EVIL thing this world has ever come to know!

Little late for that but we can always get with China if we've forgotten anything

The best way to 'reclaim your data' is to not hand it out in the first place.

All our personal data in storage:

No,no,no…Al Gore invented the internet. 😝

Agreed

That's easier said than done, it's kinda like trying to catch a train once it's left the station

the suitable solution is portable data, i think

Web 3 baby.

🆘🆘 Please be our voice. SayTheirNames

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Elon Musk just told everyone that has disposable incomes their voice is more important than those who are low income. He’s only allowing folks who can afford to toss $11 a month at twitter the ability to down vote peoples comments. So much for democracy and equality.

Absolutely! 🤠

You can't close Pandora's box.

😃😃🐈🐑🐑

Really eager to this

Fake news. Gore invented the internet.

Tim is right.

Maybe it is too late, the proverbial genie has long been out of the bottle. privacymatters

You spelled ' Al gore ' wrong

I thought Al Gore invented the web, just like he invented climate change

i thought that leftie loser dem Al Gore invented it

Al Gore has words.

Wait.. Al Gore invented the internet. That's what he said.

Everyone knows Al Gore invented the WWW!

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