Mydex White Paper
From our White Paper: The Case for Personal Information Empowerment
“Personal Data Stores represent a fundamental breakthrough in personal information management. They will:
- Give individuals the tools they need to realise the rapidly growing value of their own data in an increasingly online world.
- Unleash a new wave of economic growth around new types of information-driven personal services.
- Help organisations reduce the high levels of cost and waste inherent in their current organisation-centric approaches to the management of personal data, while helping them gain richer, more timely insight into their customers’ needs and preferences.
- Help to create a climate of trust, leading to more information being used more responsibly, to add greater value for both organisations and their customers.
- Benefit society: the more confident and empowered individuals become in the management and use of their own personal data the more they will contribute positively to social, civic and economic affairs.”
Mydex Community Prototype
The Mydex Community Prototype (MCP) tested the practical operations of Personal Data Stores with real individuals and organisations in the UK. The trial will take place from October 2010 to March 2011. To read more click here
Useful Links
More about some of the technologies used in personal data stores
Logging in to web sites without passwords
Creating trusted identity credentials online
New technologies for trusted information sharing on the net
Creating standards for trusted information sharing
Building new services that help individuals manage their relationships with organisations
More about Mydex’s initial backer, The Young Foundation
About Mydex’s legal status
More about the future of information policy
More about digital human rights
Ongoing commentary on the legal aspects of privacy and data protection
The emerging world of personal data handbacks: example, the Obama Administration’s BlueButton initiative