Toward a more decentralized Web

Will blockchain reinvent
the Internet?

• blockchain
  • without central mediator
  • parties want to reach a common agreement
  • while not trusting each other
• Internet
  • without central mediator
  • parties want to disagree
  • and say their own things

People choose where they store
every single piece of data they produce.

They can grant apps and people access
to very specific parts of their data.

Separating app and storage competition
drives permissionless innovation.

Solid is an ecosystem of data and apps
that work seamlessly together.

• data pods
  • profile
  • photos
  • comments
  • diplomas
  • open badges
  • …
• applications
  • photo album
  • resume viewer
  • document collaboration
  • …
• standards
  • HTTP
  • URL
  • Resource Description Framework
  • Linked Data Platform
  • Linked Data Notifications
  • …

Will we lose access to people’s data
we need for analytics?

• No. Their version becomes the source of truth.
• Companies can still keep a copy,
  but don’t have to.
  • We can argue that it is our data too.
  • Storage might be expensive under GDPR.

Can we trust data that comes
from people?

• No.
• Yes.
  • The source can digitally sign the data.

What should we do if
we are not collecting data anymore?

• Relax.
• Focus on what you really want to do.
  • …which is most likely not data harvesting.

There will not be less data.
There will be more.

• Not just the data you generate.
• Data from many other sources.