5 Comments

Hi Neil,

We should connect. We may have already invented just the solution for you. We call it Augmented Intelligent Experience where the user's app adapts in real time to their needs in the moment based off of data that was shared by them from a digital wallet. My best, Peter.

Expand full comment

I have to smile at this: Privacy is context, control, choice, and respect.

Yep. We started work on this problem in 2006. We asked users what they wanted - Convenience, Privacy and Control in that order. So, we invented it. We were granted 5 patents on Augmented HTTP/HTML (the web) including Do Not Track. Our patent takes Do Not Track to the next level with a whole new consent mechanism. https://patents.google.com/patent/US8639785B2/en (We don't own these patents anymore).

We also designed, built and validated a new approach to engaging the customer - we call it Augmented Inteligent Experience or AIX. Based on a whole new approach to sharing data privacy choices in real time (from a wallet on your phone) the user is now in control of the collection, flow, use and assignment of their data. We also backed this approach up with a Web3 solution which incorporates something an existing legal framework that you may have not heard about. You can read more about it here: https://jollycontrarian.com/index.php?title=Chose_in_possession

You can now turn your data into a 'Thing' a Chose in Possession, which can in turn be turned into a Chose in Action combined with your own Terms and Conditions about how your data can be used.

All of the IP mentioned above is already available and has been validated in the marketplace. If you're interested, I can show you how it all works.

Expand full comment

I am currently working on user owned and controlled (likely w AI assistance) personal data and preferences for the Hospitality and Travel industry.

Beyond regulation, the cyber insurance industry, along with the ongoing private data breaches of ever increasing numbers of consumers, is pricing coverage with a bias to whether an organization has persistent copies of sensitive private data on their servers. And we're not talking pocket change.

Between that and GDPR fines, the H&T industry is looking for cost and risk mitigating solution. Not so different from the property and home insurance industry making it clear that neighbourhoods prone to wind, fire and flood damage are becoming uninsurable, or extremely expensive.

The direction points to user stored and managed personal data, which permissions are granted (w contracts or consent receipts) for on-demand access for immediate processing, but not retention, and only for specified processing and outcomes.

The vehicle for delivery is via digital wallets.

Expand full comment

Note, this does not mean the consumer is left to manage their private data. There is wide agreement your lowest common denominator consumer lacks the knowledge and skill. The direction is AI agents who 'work' for the consumer and/or with human experts to configure their consent policies.

Call this approach "Consumer Reports" for personal data management.

Expand full comment
author

Thanks for weighing in, Neil. It would be great if you can keep us apprised of the progress on this project.

Expand full comment