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It’s time for zero-party data

It’s time for zero-party data

We’re facing a loss of easy access to personal data as third party cookies are deprecated. Zero party is the way forward.
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O Hawkins
The four things every data union needs to give users

The four things every data union needs to give users

Part 1, about tactical lessons from Sweatcoin’s success, can be found here
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Shiv Malik
Andrew Yang joins Pool Data’s team as Strategic Advisor

Andrew Yang joins Pool Data’s team as Strategic Advisor

Leading political figure and data ownership expert, Yang will support Pool’s mission to redistribute power, control and value from…
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Pool Data
Data unions can get mass adoption. Here’s how

Data unions can get mass adoption. Here’s how

Data unions move from niche to mass markets when they offer people both value and control when it comes to their data. That’s the standout…
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Tamsin Bishton
How Sweatcoin built a $500m data union

How Sweatcoin built a $500m data union

For years people have been waiting for a clear winner to emerge in the data union space. Can it work to ask people to share data as a…
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Shiv Malik
Paris uncovered — our report on EthCC

Paris uncovered — our report on EthCC

Paris was filled last week with crypto investors, hardcore developers and technologists to celebrate the latest and best developments on…
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Pool Data
Hello Pocket: Self-sovereign ID and payments for Web2+3

Hello Pocket: Self-sovereign ID and payments for Web2+3

An app controlled by private keys that permission controls of tokens and read and write controls to a data vault
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Shiv Malik
View from Helsinki: MyData Global is a hotspot for data unions

View from Helsinki: MyData Global is a hotspot for data unions

If you’re searching for the forefront of innovation in data, and data sharing, there are few places more informative than Helsinki and the…
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Gilbert Hill
Lessons learned from our first catalyst programme

Lessons learned from our first catalyst programme

Pool just finished its inaugural eight-week data union catalyst programme. Here’s what we learned
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Craig Danton
Brussels Express: how new EU data regulations are setting the pace for data ownership and the rise…

Brussels Express: how new EU data regulations are setting the pace ...

Europe’s competition commissioner Margaret Vestager is in a hurry. At a Brussels event focused on AI and data regulations in mid-April, she…
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Gilbert Hill
What is a data union?

What is a data union?

And why I should join one…
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Molly Earles
Game over for cookies self-regulation

Game over for cookies self-regulation

European courts have decided that most adtech cookie consent popups are unlawful. What happens now?
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Gilbert Hill
What data buyers want

What data buyers want

Cookies are being terminated but companies still need data. Is it time for ethical and transparent data suppliers to step up?
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Tamsin Bishton
A vision for a cooperative mobility data union

A vision for a cooperative mobility data union

Data unions, have started solving the most fundamental of problems in the data economy. Here’s how they solve it for cars.
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Shiv Malik
Creating Data Unions Faster: Pool’s catalyst programme

Creating Data Unions Faster: Pool’s catalyst programme

Starting next month, Pool and Open Innovations will be launching a programme to help speed up the development of data unions
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Craig Danton
The End of Data Monopolies

The End of Data Monopolies

Europe’s independent raw data layer and the rise of Data Unions
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Shiv Malik
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