This weekend I read in the WSJ that three startups are working on ways to empower consumers to own their data on the web. I found this pretty remarkable and decided to share it here.
1. Inrupt: developing a protocol called Solid that is founded on POD (personal online data). Your photos and other information can be shared and seen on a site of your choice, but will not be stored on that site's servers.
2. Blockstack: working with blockchain, this startup is developing an overarching platform that would exist only as software on users' devices, and information produced by users would only remain on their devices.
3. Elixxir: disassembling all the data underneath your data, such as a text message, so that only your message is communicated, not all the personal information that comes along with it. The aim of this technology is to prevent data-collection by big web companies.FYI: this is the link to the WSJ article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-giants-have-hijacked-the-web-its-time-for-a-reboot-11572062420?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1