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2010 DPP Steering Committee/Board of Directors Announced

By Steve Repetti, on December 14th, 2009%

The Data Portability Project is pleased to announce the election of its new board for the 2010 term. Election and participation in the Steering Committee and Board of Directors is pursuant to the in-force governance charter of the organization and subject to certification by the DPP Corporate Secretary.

The charter provides for the . . . → Read More: 2010 DPP Steering Committee/Board of Directors Announced

Still Looking for that Special Gift? Give them some DataPortability

By Daniela Barbosa, on December 9th, 2009%

See all available gear at our DataPortability Project CafePress store.

What’s on the cool kids list this year? They want to show their support for data portability with some of the following gear:

1.0 L Sigg Bottle Ringer Tshirt

Trucker hat Cap

Spaghetti Tank Baseball Jersey

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Data Portability Membership Registration and Board Elections

By Steve Repetti, on November 18th, 2009%

Since its founding, the Data Portability organization has been fortunate to have had participation from a diverse collection of folks scattered throughout the globe. So much has already be done, yet there is so much left to accomplish. There are exciting things ahead for data portability in 2010, and this is all as the . . . → Read More: Data Portability Membership Registration and Board Elections

A Shining Example of Great Work in the Open Web!

By Steve Repetti, on November 17th, 2009%

The web is full of interesting initiatives and exciting efforts by lots of folks and organizations. All too often the results of these efforts are lost in the noise of everything else going on, rendering it virtually impossible to keep up with all of the “good stuff”. Today, one of the good things came . . . → Read More: A Shining Example of Great Work in the Open Web!

POWER.COM Serves FACEBOOK a PR HEADACHE, Thrusts DATA PORTABILITY into LEGAL Spotlight

By Steve Repetti, on July 10th, 2009%

Yesterday, social aggregator POWER.COM filed a countersuit against Facebook that raises some thorny issues for Facebook and adds some interesting defenses for the case of data portability and personal data ownership. It is not yet clear from reading the pleadings whether either party will win in this escalating case (there are some key issues and concepts on both sides that a Court will have to wade through), but it is clear the issue of Data Portability comes center stage. . . . → Read More: POWER.COM Serves FACEBOOK a PR HEADACHE, Thrusts DATA PORTABILITY into LEGAL Spotlight

Redefining and Standardizing ‘Ownership’

By Daniela Barbosa, on February 16th, 2009%

Facebook, by virtue of its sheer size and scope, is often the first to run into issues that the rest of the social web will need to address sooner rather than later. To its credit, Facebook seems to be trying to address these issues in a way that protects their short and long term . . . → Read More: Redefining and Standardizing ‘Ownership’