A pledge that companies can make to their customers that ensures that their DataAutonomy is respected
To make sure a company cannot give in to violating their users' trust in the future, it needs to make an Ulysses pact, that makes it impossible to renege on their promises.
https://archive.org/details/DWebSummit2016_Keynote_Cory_Doctorow
The Data Autonomy Pledge is such a Ulysses pact for the users data. Like the GPL that made it impossible to close down software, the Data Autonomy Pledge makes it impossible for a company to run away with your data, because it is economically convenient.
We, [Company Name], commit ourselves to respect the Data Autonomy of our users.
To this effect we will at all times
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Give the users exact and specific information which data we store, that is connected to them
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Give the users access to this data in electronic form in an open format we publish
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Only use the data only for specific purposes the users grant us permission for
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Only allow others to access the data who also took the Data Autonomy Pledge