User data on the Blockchain – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks about Pro and contra

the Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has discussed in an Interview with Harvard Professor Jonathan Zittrain, the use of the Blockchain on the Internet. A topic dealing with the personal data of the users. It was clear that the decentralised storage of data brings advantages and disadvantages.

Brigitte Bernhardt
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Mark Zuckerberg is well known for regularly at the beginning of the year to the public, what challenges or issues, he will devote more time to. 2019 the future of it technologies, the Internet and its influence on society. 20. In February, he met with Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of international law at Harvard. Zuckerberg was more than two hours of questions about data sharing and privacy, encryption, decentralised services, as well as to combat false information.

Easy and secure surfing on the Blockchain?

The possibilities of Blockchain technology Facebook deal longer, as BTC-ECHO has already reported. Specifically, it was in the Seminar at Harvard Law School, among other things, the release of user data while Surfing the Internet. The ability to store data locally, was considered by both partners is critical.

Currently, users can login using Facebook Connect quickly and easily with other web services. The so-called Single-Sign-On procedures will shorten the registration process or Logging in, significantly: "you Want to log in with your FB account?" is the question and with one click you get access to the page of the third-party provider. Many of the Internet visitors use this Option, there are also other companies, such as Google+, or Twitter.

A use of the Blockchain, I'm potentially interested in, relates to the authentication and the possibility of various services access [user] to provide information,

the Facebook CEO said.

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dealing with user data as a social question

In an interview with Zittrain, he outlined the pros and Cons of the Blockchain technology in this context. It was less about how the technical implementation could look like. Zuckerberg said that he has not dealt with the Details. Rather, it is a matter of philosophical issues raised by such systems.

the language also came to the data scandal in the year 2018. At the time, Facebook users found their data is supposedly from the University of Cambridge for research purposes. A developer sold this to the data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica. There was talk of up to 87 million victims Facebook members.

data sovereignty vs. privacy

In the case of a fully decentralised System would be able to the individuals about their data and scores to determine. The Problem is the question of how people really can know that you grant an Institution the consent. Zuckerberg explained that it does not last very much easier to regulate larger firms, and bring them to justice.

A Central theme of the discussion was the question of whether the waiver of Inspection bodies really serves the good of the General public was thus. A block chain-based authentication'll definitely risks, said Zuckerberg:

I'm sure that we could perform a completely decentralized authentication, if we wanted to. The question is: do we Want really?

A view that also shares Zittrain, who describes himself as a great supporter of decentralisation. This core problem could not solve the two experts, the theme is to complex. Finally, technical, legal, ethical and social components to come together here. The more you can abuse the people decide about where their data is stored, the greater the risk of the Data. This is generally a large Dilemma, the interview partners agreed.

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