I don’t normally make any comment on Dave Winer’s views on things, sometimes I agree with him, sometimes I don’t.

But this time he is smack bang on:

Standards devised by one tech company whose main purpose is to undermine another tech company, usually don’t work.

……What would be exciting and uplifting, a real game-changer — Internet companies giving users full control of their data.

When Google makes their announcement on Thursday, the question they should be asked by everyone is — How much of my data are you letting me control today? That’s pretty much all that matters to anyone, imho.

With regards the technical standard, I am not going to comment on. But with regards the comment on control of user data with on-line services, he is 100% correct.

Google’s services are fantastic..a break through in Internet services. What is not right, is the tie-in, and restriction to access to users data that is wrong here.

[tags] dave winer , scripting.com , runningwithbulls.com , google , open social , data retention , digital rights ireland [/tags]

What would be exciting and uplifting, a real game-changer — Internet companies giving users full control of their data.

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