


People gave up too much power to these servers that they went to and logged in to. You gave a lot of power to certain companies, and the winners used that power to conquer adjacent markets, which has now got them in trouble in the US and Europe. But you have to avoid these big data vampires that grew up in the West 25 years ago on the Web 2.0 or Web1.0 even, just by having a server that everyone went to and gave their data to and had to log in to use that data. Do we have to choose between risking our data while enjoying what technology has to offer and disappearing from the grid entirely? Can we have both? At the same time, we get excited about new technology and devices that come along. Users like me are getting cautious about privacy. Those users can move markets," he told CyberNews. "I'm in favor of consumers who always jump on the next thing, whether it's cool technology or privacy-preserving technology, or both. Brave also has Brave Talks, a VPN service, and is looking into the email market.Įich, a co-founder of Mozilla and Firefox and the creator of JavaScript, discussed how decentralized web and blockchain technology could be used to advance the interests of people who are against user-hostile big tech during Web Summit 2021 in Lisbon this month. Meanwhile, Brave Browser blocks ads, offers rewards if you choose to watch ads, and stops advertisers from profiling you. In June 2021, Brave launched its privacy-focused search engine to compete with Google. This time, I virtually sat down with Brendan Eich, co-founder and CEO of Brave Software, to discuss the data ownership concept and what Brave is doing to put consumers back in charge. Privacy is becoming a mainstream concern, and various start-ups focusing on data ownership are popping up worldwide. The flag bearers of this concept, for example, Brittany Kaiser, repeat again and again that big tech companies have endlessly exploited our data, and it's time we get paid for it. I've been writing about data ownership for quite some time now. Is it possible to have both privacy and infinite opportunities that technology brings? At the same time, we feel as exposed as ever before. Tech innovations, such as metaverse, excite us.
