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AnonTechie [soylentnews.org] writes:

RUMPEL [hubofallthings.com], 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) [warwick.ac.uk] -- 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 [warwick.ac.uk] [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 [sciencedaily.com]

Is this yet another crack in the wall of privacy ?

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