Category Archives: Personal Data Store

Trust Me… Things Change.

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Joe Andrieu

Trust is complicated. But for some reason, online trust mechanisms assume it is outrageously simple. For example, firewalls imply that once you’re in the network, you’re trusted. It’s baked into the framing of the problem. Similarly, Trust Frameworks assume that … Continue reading →

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World Economic Forum and Personal Data as an Asset Class

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Joe Andrieu

At this last week’s Personal Data Deep Dive in Palo Alto, I had a chance to talk with some of the folks working with the World Economic Forum about their recent report Personal Data: The Emergence of a New Asset Class. … Continue reading →

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Facebook as Personal Data Store

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Joe Andrieu

With over 150 million people using Facebook Connect every month at over 1 million websites, Facebook has ushered in a new era, as the world’s largest personal data store. Personal Data Stores Personal data stores allow individuals to share online … Continue reading →

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Looking for feedback on pRFP and Information Sharing

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Joe Andrieu

At the VRM+CRM workshop last month, we (the Kantara ISWG) released two papers for comment. One on the Personal Request For Proposal (pRFP) Engagement Model and the other the Information Sharing Report. The first is a look at a the … Continue reading →

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Asymmetry by Choice

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Joe Andrieu

Perhaps the most powerful form of asymmetric information is missing from JP Rangaswami’s post addressing whether the web is making us dumber. I agree with the core point of JP’s article, but I think he oversimplifies the argument on asymmetry … Continue reading →

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Beyond Data Ownership to Information Sharing

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Joe Andrieu

The question of who owns our data on the Internet is a challenging problem. It can also be a  red herring, distracting us from building the next generation of online services. The term “ownership” simply brings too much baggage from … Continue reading →

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One Night Stand worth $300 Million

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Joe Andrieu

In the ProjectVRM Standards Committee discussions, we’ve talked quite a bit about a “One Night Stand” use case, where a personal data store is used with an online retailer and all personal data is erased–as much as possible–after the transaction. … Continue reading →

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Kynetx takes on Structured Browsing

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Joe Andrieu

Doc Searls recently brought my attention to a White Paper by Phil Windley, about his company, Kynetx. It does a good job explaining the thinking behind their architecture, and raises some questions that, for me, challenge some underlying assumptions and … Continue reading →

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R-cards “ah-hah!” at IIW

Posted on June 8, 2008 by Joe Andrieu

At last month’s Internet Identity Workshop and the subsequent DataSharing Summit, Markus S and Drummond Reed unpacked several ideas about r-cards, which, to a certain extent, are an evolution of the Information Card at the heart of CardSpace. Going into … Continue reading →

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Running the Numbers

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Joe Andrieu

Bart Stevens recently suggested a breakdown on the potential economic impact of VRM, based largely on a post by Steve Rubel arguing that $1B is wasted in online advertising today. First, I anticipate the Personal Data Store to become a … Continue reading →

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