03-16-2019, 02:39 PM
When Faecesbook started requiring people to use their real names and PI, it should've been a clear warning that the whole enterprise was fucked.
Berners-Lee's new system doesn't require your WebID to be your real identity. It only confirms you're the same Jane Doe who logged into the app last time. You can separate WebIDs for bullshitting around and "real life" business.
You can delete any part of your profile at any time. If I comment on your profile, my comment is stored on my Pod, and you can't delete or alter it. Each user's content is wholly owned and controlled by that user. The whole system can run on browser plugins. You use a microblog plugin to "tweet," and I use the same or another plugin to comment on your tweets. Everything is based on the same public standards as the Web itself, so every app speaks the same language and is compatible with all the others.
You don't have to place blind trust in Tim Berners-Lee or anyone else. The source code for the linked data infrastructure is publicly available for anyone to inspect and decide whether it's trustworthy. If an app developer won't reveal their source code, find another one that does.
Proprietary "walled garden" platforms are dead.
Berners-Lee's new system doesn't require your WebID to be your real identity. It only confirms you're the same Jane Doe who logged into the app last time. You can separate WebIDs for bullshitting around and "real life" business.
You can delete any part of your profile at any time. If I comment on your profile, my comment is stored on my Pod, and you can't delete or alter it. Each user's content is wholly owned and controlled by that user. The whole system can run on browser plugins. You use a microblog plugin to "tweet," and I use the same or another plugin to comment on your tweets. Everything is based on the same public standards as the Web itself, so every app speaks the same language and is compatible with all the others.
You don't have to place blind trust in Tim Berners-Lee or anyone else. The source code for the linked data infrastructure is publicly available for anyone to inspect and decide whether it's trustworthy. If an app developer won't reveal their source code, find another one that does.
Proprietary "walled garden" platforms are dead.
