What if moving your data to a new service were as straightforward as taking your phone number to a new mobile provider? The European Union’s Digital Markets Act is part of an effort to make digital markets fairer and give people more control over data held by large platforms, called gatekeepers. section 4.7.1
The Act builds on the GDPR’s right to data portability. Its cited provisions allow businesses and end users to send data from gatekeepers to a third party in real time through an API—a connection between services. The goal is not just to receive a copy of your data, but to let a service you choose receive a continuing stream. section 4.7.1
The Act sits alongside the Data Act and Data Governance Act in a broader EU push to change who can access, manage, and benefit from data. If you are deciding where to keep your data, the practical question is whether you can move it to a service that better serves you. section 6.9 section 4.7.1
