What is true data ownership? Many people think that data ownership means being able to access your data and decide who can access it and who can’t. It’s important in its own right because it protects us from potential adverse scenarios (surveillance state, digital dictatorship). But it’s a narrow view. True data ownership is being able to use your data in a context when it’s useful, so often not only inside one app but across many. Moreover, true data ownership means being able to control not only the data, but also a graphical interface for it.
How Anytype brings true data ownership? 1. Anytype works without a central server, so only users have access to their encryption keys and data. All apps run locally and exchange data directly in a peer-to-peer way without exposing it to intermediaries even when users work across devices and with others. 2. It’s a local-first software, so it works offline with full functionality. 3. Users can modify all interfaces and create new ones without code. Even if they have unique workflows or ideas of how they want to use their data - they will be able to do it. 4. The data is free - it can be used across all apps inside or outside Anytype. Also, users can use anytype software even if for some reason anytype the company is no longer around. So they can be sure that their data will never be trapped. 5. We will open source Anytype with the public release. Developers can add integrations, additional views for data, Machine Learning modules. It will also ensure that everything we tell about Anytype can be publicly verifiable, so users can trust our code, not our words.
Please, let me know what you think if anything resonates with you or on the contrary, or maybe you have questions. Our team is here to discuss and answer questions