π Rethinking data ownership
There is an evolving consensus on the key principle of data ownership: You are the owner of the data that you generate, whether itβs:
- Data generated from your own health metrics and physical activities
- Data that you generate by capturing information about the world (ie photographs or identification of birds, plants, bugs, water quality measurements etc)
- Data you generate by your consumer or online activities
All these forms of data have a value that should be shared with you in some way. Currently this data (and