Dismantling the Barriers to Personal Data Portability
summary
A survey of ~500 platforms finds <3% support server-to-server transfers, and most portability still uses manual export ZIPs that can be dozens of gigabytes, creating download/upload and UX failure modes. Prototypes from the Data Transfer Initiative show a one-click authorize flow is feasible, and recommendations are concrete: use HTTP + OAuth, publish schemas (favor JSON schema) and support sync semantics, reduce the burden of hundreds of API keys, and adopt a shared trust registry to scale partner reviews and reduce impersonation risk.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Personal data portability intro
- 1:58Portability underused despite importance
- 3:21Consumer usability challenges
- 5:49Ideal model vs export-import
- 7:34Interoperability barriers
- 9:20API key coordination problems
- 11:26Trust and safety issues
- 13:37Scalable trust registries
- 14:40Key takeaways and call to action
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