What if your shopping or browsing data could join a group whose members decide who may use it? A data pool combines contributions from multiple people into a shared collection, making the aggregate more useful while giving contributors a say in access and value. section 6.7
Data pools represent a move from data monopolies toward an open ecosystem shaped by individuals acting together. Rather than allowing companies to stockpile and exploit data alone, collective approaches can support shared access, management, privacy, revenue, and aligned causes. section 6.0 section 6.7
Through a data intermediary, contributors can:
- Choose one or more groups for all or selected portions of their data. section 6.7
- License the shared pool to interested parties under terms intended to reward contributors. section 6.7
- Change terms when they no longer work, or block further access. section 6.7
Two possible pools
A person might aggregate purchase data with Costco and Amazon shoppers to attract commercial access and revenue. Alternatively, they might contribute browsing data to a group supporting Doctors without Borders, helping identify possible donors. section 6.7
