2015/01/20 by Hamed Haddadi, Haddadi, Hamed, Heidi Howard +9 · 2 citations
Computer Science · #Computers and Society (cs.CY) #Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems #Distributed systems and fault tolerance #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1501.04737
openalex publication_date 2015/01/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We propose there is a need for a technical platform enabling people to engage with the collection, management and consumption of personal data; and that this platform should itself be personal, under the direct control of the individual whose data it holds. In what follows, we refer to this platform as the Databox, a personal, networked service that collates personal data and can be used to make those data available. While your Databox is likely to be a virtual platform, in that it will involve multiple devices and services, at least one instance of it will exist in physical form such as on a physical form-factor computing device with associated storage and networking, such as a home hub.