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posted by martyb on Monday July 23 2018, @06:49AM   Printer-friendly
from the so-meta dept.

Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Twitter partner for ambitious new data project

Today, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Twitter joined to announce a new standards initiative called the Data Transfer Project, designed as a new way to move data between platforms. In a blog post, Google described the project as letting users "transfer data directly from one service to another, without needing to download and re-upload it."

The current version of the system supports data transfer for photos, mail, contacts, calendars, and tasks, drawing from publicly available APIs from Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Flickr, Instagram, Remember the Milk, and SmugMug. Many of those transfers could already be accomplished through other means, but participants hope the project will grow into a more robust and flexible alternative to conventional APIs. In its own blog post, Microsoft called for more companies to sign onto the effort, adding that "portability and interoperability are central to cloud innovation and competition."

Also at 9to5Google.


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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday July 23 2018, @02:17PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Monday July 23 2018, @02:17PM (#711230) Journal

    To join the club you must have marketable data to offer.

    After all, this is what it is really all about isn't it? Despite all soothing corporate speak to the contrary.

    If new tech standards can exchange your data openly in front of you when you consent to it, surely they can then exchange your data secretly, and without your knowledge in exchange for suitable amounts of money changing hands.

    This will also help everyone to get a much more complete picture of the entire global human social interconnection graph. Something the NSA would dearly love to have and would pay money for. So look for NSA fronts that want to join the club. Also imagine if the NSA could change your social profile, history and reputation on all platforms at once -- you traitor!

    To be part of that social interconnection graph, you don't even have to participate. I've never had any FaceTwit but I bet both Face and Twit and others know everyone who has ME in THEIR contacts list, both email and phone.

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