Re: [GNU/consensus] [RFC][SH] User Data Manifesto

[Melvin Carvalho]

On 21 January 2013 13:43, Frank Karlitschek <address@hidden> wrote:

Hi,

let's try to create a version 2 of the manifesto together. I created a draft 1 based on the feedback.
So What do you think?


Frank


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User data manifesto V2 draft 1

Changeslog:

- Add a remark to 3. that it is recommended to have an own server for the personal data.
- Removed "open source" so that only "free software" is in point 8.
- Replaced "Invulnerability of data" with "Protect the data from loss"
- Replaced "own data" with "personal data"

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1. Control the personal data

The data that someone directly or indirectly creates belongs to the person who created it.

2. Know where the data is stored
Everybody should be able to know: where their personal data is physically stored, how long, on which server, in what country, and what laws apply.

3. Choose the storage location

Everybody should always be able to migrate their personal data to a different provider, server or their own machine at any time without being locked in to a specific vendor. It is recommended to have the personal server for the personal data in the long term.

It strikes me that this implies that all your data will be stored on one provider.  In practice I may wish to store my social chit chat on one server, my photos on another and my financial transactions on another.  Would it be part of the manifesto to allow the user this level of granularity?
 

4. Control access
Everybody should be able to know, choose and control who has access to their personal data to see or modify it.

5. Choose the conditions
If someone chooses to share their personal data, then the user selects the sharing license and conditions.

6. Protect the data from loss
Everybody should be able to protect their personal data against surveillance and to federate their personal data for backups to prevent data loss or for any other reason.

7. Use it optimally
Everybody should be able to access and use their personal data at all times with any device they choose and in the most convenient and easiest way for them.

8. Server software transparency
Server software should be free software so that the source code of the software can be inspected to confirm that it works as specified.


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On 15.01.2013, at 17:03, Rich Hilliard <address@hidden> wrote:

> if it allows rms to participate, I'm in favor.
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> ________________________________________
> From: Frank Karlitschek [address@hidden]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 10:56 AM
> To: Rich Hilliard
> Cc: address@hidden; address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [GNU/consensus] [RFC][SH] User Data Manifesto
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> O.K.
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> Let's try to do it by email. I hope it's O.K. if we use this mailinglist :-)
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> I will take the current text and merge all the discussed improvements in and send it to the list as first draft. Then we can iterate until we have something that works for everybody.
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> I will send something probably tomorrow.
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> I hope thats a good approach.
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>
> Frank
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> On 15.01.2013, at 16:34, "Rich Hilliard" <address@hidden> wrote:
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>> Email is fine with me; who has the current draft version?
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>> ________________________________________
>> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 5:42 PM
>> To: Frank Karlitschek
>> Cc: address@hidden
>> Subject: Re: [GNU/consensus] [RFC][SH] User Data Manifesto
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>> I'd rather participate the way I have done thus far: by email.
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>> --
>> Dr Richard Stallman
>> President, Free Software Foundation
>> 51 Franklin St
>> Boston MA 02110
>> USA
>> www.fsf.org  www.gnu.org
>> Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software.
>> Use Ekiga or an ordinary phone call
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