Nobody seems to care about Data Portability until they need it and are denied access. Companies support Data Portability when it is good for them and doesn?t conflict with their larger agendas, otherwise it is mostly ignored. And, of course, all of this changes on a moment?s notice and subject to the prevailing wind.
The real power of true Data Portability lies in its ability to extend and enhance not only existing services like Google and Facebook, but to facilitate entire ecosystems that reward innovation, value-add, and usefulness while chastising the walled gardens and private silos ? or at the very least keeping them in their place.
--Steve Repetti
Chairman, DataPortability.org
www.radwebtech.com
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