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Facebook, Google and Plaxo to join DataPortability.org

Talk about being out there just ahead of the news! 

Within hours of the Privacy Manifesto for a Web 2.0 Era being published on GigaOM, Facebook, Google and Plaxo announced that they had joined DataPortability.org. Facebook's Ben Ling, Google's Brad FitzPatrick, and Plaxo's Joseph Smarr will all be joining the group.  

And hey, Chris Saad invited me to help draft some of their documents too.  I guess I was too late for the press release ;)

In all seriousness, though, this is a great step forward.  The privacy issues surrounding data mobility are now much more likely than ever to get addressed, which benefits us all. 

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 at 3:36 pm and is filed under Tech & Business. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Facebook, Google and Plaxo to join DataPortability.org”

  1. Chris Saad Says:
    January 8th, 2008 at 3:51 pm

    Draft away Alec! :)

    http://groups.google.com/group/dataportability-public/web

    The ActionPacks are begging for attention for example :)

  2. mike soron . com — Links 00002 Says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 10:57 pm

    [...] Canada’s Alec Saunders outlines a “A Privacy Manifesto for the Web 2.0 Era.” Hours later, “Facebook, Google and Plaxo join DataPortability.org.” [...]

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