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posted by martyb on Thursday July 28 2016, @01:31PM   Printer-friendly
from the safe-data-practices dept.

RUMPEL, a ground-breaking hyperdata web browser that makes it simpler for people to access and use online data about themselves, is being rolled out to the public this month.

RUMPEL gives users the ability to browse their very own private and secure 'personal data wardrobe' -- called a HAT (Hub-of-all-Things) -- which collates data about them held on the internet (eg on social media, calendars and their own smartphones, with the possibility of also including shopping, financial and other personal data) and allows them to control, combine and share it in whatever way they wish.

Launched in June 2013, HAT [PDF] will create the first ever Multi-sided Market Technology Platform for the home, allowing individuals to trade their personal data for personalised products and services in the future.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160727111929.htm

Is this yet another crack in the wall of privacy ?


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  • (Score: 2) by Jeremiah Cornelius on Thursday July 28 2016, @02:59PM

    by Jeremiah Cornelius (2785) on Thursday July 28 2016, @02:59PM (#381214) Journal

    "I like what I like because I like it, and would like to like more of what I already like, because I like things like that."

    Morons.

    I liked Star Wars when I was 12. If we'd had this HAT crap in 1977, I'd STILL like Star Wars, no doubt.

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