Who Owns My Data? I Should, But Do I? or Give Me Back MY Slice Of The Pie

I’m not an expert at the ins-and-outs of data portability, so I won’t pretend I know how the social graph works. What I do know is that when it comes to my personal data, the digital pieces that make up my online life (which is increasingly indistinguishable from my real life), I feel that I should be the one to choose where my data flow streams.

Facebook recently posted a public announcement denouncing the use of Google’s data portability service with their social community. This is an intriguing thought, and what I think will be a controversial hot point in the coming days, weeks, months, and years of data importation.

What we all want out of Web 3.0 is a consolidation of all of our Web 2.0 services. Facebook’s announcement raises the question on who owns your data. Shouldn’t we be able to do with our data what we wish?

You can argue that Facebook is defending themselves from another Plaxo situation. And it’s true that privacy is a valid issue with data portability. But these are the thoughts that will lead to an improved version of data portability.

As far as I can see from the Facebook announcement, they’re protecting their piece of the data portability pie. It appears to be a business decision rather than a privacy issue.

What we know as users living in a digital world is that our data is our data is our data. Or it least it should be.

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