Ontology - The Trust Layer for Web3 (@OntologyNetwork): "We talk a lot about data ownership. I think that's the wrong lens to look at this."

"We talk a lot about data ownership. I think that's the wrong lens to look at this." Nick Ris on the recent Ontology Privacy Hour, in one line, resetting two decades of how we've been arguing about personal data. The ownership metaphor is borrowed from physical property. One chair, one custodian. Personal data isn't like that. It's non-rival, infinitely copyable, almost always derivative. What people actually want when they say "own my data": → to know who's using it → to say no, in advance, with consequence → to change their mind, with effect Three operations: consent, audit, revocation. Each one already has a working primitive. Consent → W3C Verifiable Credentials, scoped and time-bounded. Audit → signed access logs against the holder's DID. Revocation → W3C Bitstring Status List, propagates network-wide. Regulators have noticed. eIDAS 2's wallet programme. ENISA's SSI work. ICO's Accountability Framework. The vocabulary of "ownership" is being quietly retired in favour of control, consent, and verifiable status. #4 in our series expanding the recent Privacy Hour. Once the bucket is gone, consent, audit, and revocation are what make the network honest. https://ont.io/news/from-ownership-to-consent-audit-and-revocation/