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Director of W3C (http://w3.org ), the Web standards place. Founded http://webfoundation.org  - let web serve humanity. CTO http://inrupt.com  to develop http://solidproject.org 

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    1. Tim Berners-Lee‏Verified account @timberners_lee 21 Mar 2018

      This is a serious moment for the web’s future. But I want us to remain hopeful. The problems we see today are bugs in the system. Bugs can cause damage, but bugs are created by people, and can be fixed by people. 1/9

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    2. Tim Berners-Lee‏Verified account @timberners_lee 21 Mar 2018

      I can imagine Mark Zuckerberg is devastated that his creation has been abused and misused. (Some days I have the same feeling #justsaying) 2/9

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    3. Tim Berners-Lee‏Verified account @timberners_lee 21 Mar 2018

      I would say to him: You can fix it. It won’t be easy but if companies work with governments, activists, academics and web users we can make sure platforms serve humanity. 3/9

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      Tim Berners-Lee‏Verified account @timberners_lee 21 Mar 2018

      General rules for us all: Any data about me, wherever it is, is mine and mine alone to control. If you are given the right to use data for one purpose, use it for that purpose alone. 4/9

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        2. Tim Berners-Lee‏Verified account @timberners_lee 21 Mar 2018

          If you have access to data for research purposes, it is REALLY IMPORTANT that you ONLY uses it for research purposes. So much important science and medicine depends on that data. 5/9

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        3. Tim Berners-Lee‏Verified account @timberners_lee 21 Mar 2018

          My message to all web users today is this: I may have invented the web, but you make it what it is. And it’s up to all of us to build a web that reflects our hopes & fulfils our dreams more than it magnifies our fears & deepens our divisions. 6/9

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        4. Tim Berners-Lee‏Verified account @timberners_lee 21 Mar 2018

          What can web users do? Get involved. Care about your data. It belongs to you. If we each take a little of the time we spend using the web to fight for the web, I think we’ll be ok. Tell companies and your government representatives that your data and the web matter. 7/9

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        5. Tim Berners-Lee‏Verified account @timberners_lee 21 Mar 2018

          And to every digital rights organisation large and small, to every journalist investigating the impact of data and the web on our world - thank you. Keep fighting for the web we want. The web will not realise its potential without you. #oneweb #foreveryone 8/9

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        6. Tim Berners-Lee‏Verified account @timberners_lee 21 Mar 2018

          For more of my thoughts on how we get everyone connected, and make sure they have a web worth connecting to, check out the @webfoundation blog: https://webfoundation.org/2018/03/web-birthday-29/ … 9/9

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        1. c‏ @lostmonster 21 Mar 2018
          Replying to @timberners_lee @jondashkyle

          People have been saying this since people found out how much data tech companies store, and were told they were crazy, "you don't have to use Facebook if you don't want"

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        1. Lave Skyer‏ @Kare_Get 21 Mar 2018
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          No. Information is nobody's property. Whatever restrictions there are shouldn't be because of ownership. Respect for privacy, civilty to some degree, but never "mine".

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        2. J C Kommer‏ @Alea_ 21 Mar 2018
          Replying to @timberners_lee

          Aggregated data that counted you is not yours

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        3. abigguitar‏ @abigguitar 22 Mar 2018
          Replying to @Alea_ @timberners_lee

          The data collect by CA wasn't entirely aggregate data. If it had only been aggregate data, they would not have been able to perform their spearfish advertising in such a personalized and targeted way.

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        1. Battles psycho disposable everything capitalism  ☕️‏ @OrganizingHere 21 Mar 2018
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          You are smart in many ways but this is as impractical as it is silly. Like it or not CIA controls their data about you, for instance. We live in a world of shared experiences, we have data about each other because that's how relationships are built.

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