> On Nov 15, 2015, at 17:34, Melvin Carvalho <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 1 January 2013 at 01:17, hellekin (GNU Consensus) <[email protected]> wrote: > http://userdatamanifesto.org/ proposes 8 points "defining basic rights > for people to control their own data in the internet age" > > I'd like to reach consensus on officially supporting this manifesto: > > Resurrecting an old thread. I've been pondering this for the last couple of > years, and I think I have worked out some basic common issues: > > UDM 2.0 is a good start but it doesnt address the basic issues that we have. > ie we dont have data freedom, in a practical sense. Even those loving free > software are not always offering data freedom. Often we dont know what it > means, so let's teach people. > > The general high level aim of data freedom is complete control over all your > data. I divide it into two sections: > > 1. Where it is stored > > This is about the data being able to control where the data is stored and > perform operations on that data. > > 1.1 The user can choose where the data is stored > > 1.2 The user is free to view all their data. > > 1.3 The user is free to modify all their data the way they want, including > adding arbitrary new fields, deleting anything existing > > 1.4 The user is free to move their data, provided that they are responsible > for links to the old location > > > 2. How the data is stored > > 2.1 The user is entitled to share their data, including on a global scale > > 2.2 The user can choose the format in which the data is stored (conforming to > common standards) > > This is PARTICULARLY important. The USER decides NOT the developer. > > 2.3 The user is able to protect and privacy control their data, determining > exactly who sees what > > 2.4 The user is entitled to notify other users when updates to their data > occurs >
I think this makes a lot of sense. The only ‘problem’ with this draft is that it is quite complex and detailed which doesn’t make it necessarily easier for users to fully understand. A design goal of UDM2 was to have it really simple and easy to get. > I think this is roughly what you need. Take your own system and rate > yourself honestly on how well you do. I noticed those that signed up to UDM > 2.0 didnt always pass the tests. > > Too long have we been in a world were users have 90% freedom but cant get the > last most important bit of power out of their machines. The problem now isnt > proprietary software, it's developer restrictions. Let's open our eyes to > where we are failing. > > I believe we've got a great system that ready to deliver data freedom on the > web, which should be a key strategic battle ground > > https://github.com/solid/solid-spec Yes. Very interesting. We at ownCloud are looking into ways to support this. > > I spoke to frank (owncloud) last week, and I think there could be the basis > of collaboration on here. > > But we need much more help, to make this happen. Let's free people's data > and reclaim the internet! Absolutely! Let’s see what we can do to collaborate! Frank > > > == > hk > > 1. Own the data > The data that someone directly or indirectly creates belongs to the > person who created it. > > 2. Know where the data is stored > Everybody should be able to know: where their personal data is > physically stored, how long, on which server, in what country, and what > laws apply. > > 3. Choose the storage location > Everybody should always be able to migrate their personal data to a > different provider, server or their own machine at any time without > being locked in to a specific vendor. > > 4. Control access > Everybody should be able to know, choose and control who has access to > their own data to see or modify it. > > 5. Choose the conditions > If someone chooses to share their own data, then the owner of the data > selects the sharing license and conditions. > > 6. Invulnerability of data > Everybody should be able to protect their own data against surveillance > and to federate their own data for backups to prevent data loss or for > any other reason. > > 7. Use it optimally > Everybody should be able to access and use their own data at all times > with any device they choose and in the most convenient and easiest way > for them. > > 8. Server software transparency > Server software should be free and open source software so that the > source code of the software can be inspected to confirm that it works as > specified. > >
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