High Order Bit

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" summary

Argues that personal data must live with the person and shows a working prototype from Singly that collects social feeds, merges and dedupes contacts, indexes links and photos, and exposes them to small web apps using only HTML/JavaScript. Claims APIs become choke points and instead offers a user-controlled data home built as an open source project. Announces a milestone: developer Early Access is available now so programmers can build on consolidated personal data without moving it off the user.

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" chapters (5)

1. 0:00Introduction and background
2. 3:10Technology and connection
3. 6:42Data ownership and control
4. 8:49Demo and project announcement
5. 10:14Call to action and conclusion

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