Personal data storage is an idea whose time has come
Personal data storage is an idea whose time has come
This article explores the evolution and importance of personal data storage, advocating for user-sovereign data control over corporate-siloed data. It traces the ideas from Tim Berners-Lee's "Socially Aware Cloud Storage" and the Solid Protocol to the AT Protocol championed by Bluesky. The author emphasizes the need for data to reside primarily with people-governed institutions, like "data-banking coops" or community-oriented data banks, rather than corporations. The piece argues that this shift enables users to truly own and manage their digital presence, fostering a more open and resilient social web where platforms request data from user-controlled servers.
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and 2025 is the year of linux!
i'm all for increased adoptions of personal data storage solutions. however, we also need innovations in reducing the overhead of maintaining these solutions, decreasing the overall costs and increasing their accessibility.
and if that weren't enough, throw in some use education about the value of forgetting, how to prune personal data and keep what matters and how to protect it.
the roadmap is large.
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