Exit through the DAO

Fair Data Society is an initiative for decentralized self-sovereign data commons.

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Fair Data is based on the simple premise that personal data is a part of the individual. As such, it should be treated as any other inalienable part of human identity.

As a society, we embraced high standards for treating people with dignity and respect. It is time to enforce these standards in the realms of our digital existence.

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Fair Data Principles are an ethical standard for collecting, processing, and storing personal data. They are a social contract of our members and technologies we develop.

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    Ownership
    All the data related to an individual are part of their digital self.
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    Zero-data
    Privacy and non-collection of personal data should be default settings.
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    Control
    The rights to data created about or by an individual are only their.
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    Consent
    Individual’s data can only be accessed on the basis of consent.
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    Value
    Data is a product of an individual’s labour and has economic value.
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    Responsibility
    Personal data should be accessed on a need-to-know basis, annonymized before shared or monetised
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    Influence
    Organisations allow the freedom of digital associations within the organisation's ecosystem and recognise associations outside.
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    Accountability
    Organizations that access and process personal data provide clear, understandable, and explainable information.
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    Ethics
    Organisations design their IT systems based on ethical handling of all personal data; ethics cannot be an afterthought.
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    Interoperability
    Open source should be the ideal in as many cases as possible when new software is released.
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04 November 2024
Op-ed

Reclaim Your Data, Reclaim Freedom (Part 2): The Fair Data Economy

Emma’s story represents more than just a possibility. It’s a vision of the fair data economy, powered by a protocol that prioritises individual rights and autonomy. The Fair Data Protocol enables this world by providing a structure that isn’t limited to one system but can connect with any decentralised storage network. This approach invites Web3 projects to join forces, creating a united front for data freedom and privacy. It’s a shared mission, where everyone benefits from transparent, ethical technology built for people. This isn’t just about reclaiming our data; it’s about reclaiming our mind and future. By building tools that honour privacy, freedom, and fairness, we’re creating a world where people can trust their digital environment and their choices, living without surveillance or exploitation; we are creating a world in which we actually want to live.

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