Talk about being out there just ahead of the news!
Within hours of the Privacy Manifesto for a Web 2.0 Era being published on GigaOM, Facebook, Google and Plaxo announced that they had joined DataPortability.org. Facebook's Ben Ling, Google's Brad FitzPatrick, and Plaxo's Joseph Smarr will all be joining the group.
And hey, Chris Saad invited me to help draft some of their documents too. I guess I was too late for the press release 
In all seriousness, though, this is a great step forward. The privacy issues surrounding data mobility are now much more likely than ever to get addressed, which benefits us all.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
{ 1 comment… read it below or add one }
Draft away Alec!
http://groups.google.com/group/dataportability-pu…
The ActionPacks are begging for attention for example
{ 1 trackback }