phil wolff at #semtech

Hi. I’m Phil

I’m a volunteer director of the

DataPortability Project

We’re concerned about two things

1. Getting to a future where our onlife is

always with us everywhere we go

2.Rebalancing power between web site operators and the people they serve

Privacy policies were created when everything a service did

was located on one server

Privacy policies reflect the simplicity of two parties:

Client and Server, User and Company

That’s sooo 1995

Today: services build on other

services

In turn, services are platforms for other services

What used to be on one disk drive in one data center run by one company is now everywhere

Users don’t know it

So the first step to a data portability world is

disclosure

PortabilityPolicy.org

Launched this week

•Beta

Guide to creating a comparable, comprehensive disclosure of

portability practices

Q&A template • Life cycle of your relationship• Key objectives• Multiple choice and True/False answers• Narrative

Scope

ConversationsMoviesFiles

Friends and ContactsProfile

Privacy Policies focus on What We Do

With Your Data,

Portability Policies disclose What You Can Do

With Your Data

Link to your Portability Policy the way you do your

Privacy policy.

Start of a long conversation

β

Disclosure will help: • Orgs think through their data portability

designs, practices, and policies• People choose and advocate among services• Foster a race to the top for better portability

practices

PortabilityPolicy.orgDataPortability.org@dataportability

What’s Your Portability Policy?

Phil Wolff@evanwolf