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Prifina provides developer tools to build applications on user-held data and empower individuals with their personal data.
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Don’t blame the ‘brains’ for AI bottlenecks — it could be the lack of ‘hands’
Don’t blame the ‘brains’ for AI bottlenecks — it could be the lack of ‘hands’
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is popping up everywhere, at least in discussions. Intelligent systems are being used in many places, and…
Jouko Ahvenainen
Feb 22
Wellbeing market change — matching real data with tangible instructions
Wellbeing market change — matching real data with tangible instructions
A personal trainer gives you instructions on what to do at the gym. In most cases, she or he asks only basic things from you, like your…
Jouko Ahvenainen
Feb 8
Low-code and citizen-development are trending again — beware!
Low-code and citizen-development are trending again — beware!
When I started my career in the 1990s, I worked as a software developer for a company that produced slot machines and casino systems. One…
Jouko Ahvenainen
Jan 29
After 2020 who would be mad enough to make predictions for 2021?
After 2020 who would be mad enough to make predictions for 2021?
This is normally the time to make predictions for the coming year. Typically, the focus is on tech and business trends and evaluate which…
Jouko Ahvenainen
Jan 17
Information asymmetry — an opportunity for consumers to take control?
Information asymmetry — an opportunity for consumers to take control?
I listened to a podcast about personal data, and how there is a huge information asymmetry between individuals and companies. There are…
Jouko Ahvenainen
Dec 28, 2020
Happy Holidays and Predictions for 2021 in Personal Data
Happy Holidays and Predictions for 2021 in Personal Data
The Prifina team wants to thank all for the support during 2020. In 2021, we expect significant market developments in personal data.
Markus Lampinen
Dec 23, 2020
Solutions for personal data will be the fastest-growing sector this decade
Solutions for personal data will be the fastest-growing sector this decade
Data silos in companies have been a hot topic for years. With personal data, we have even a more significant silo issue, one that most…
Jouko Ahvenainen
Dec 13, 2020
Liberty. Equality. Data. Podcast Episode #3
Liberty. Equality. Data. Podcast Episode #3
Personal data: The Force of Social Physics
Paulius Jurcys
Dec 8, 2020
Liberty. Equality. Data. Podcast Episode #2
Liberty. Equality. Data. Podcast Episode #2
“Health Data, Wearables, and Personal Value” with Steven S. Charlap, MD
Paulius Jurcys
Nov 22, 2020
Getting Value with User-Held Data
Getting Value with User-Held Data
How Data from Different Sources Can Improve Your Wellbeing
Paulius Jurcys
Nov 17, 2020
Prifina’s Comments on the Proposed CCPA Regulations (Oct. 2020)
Prifina’s Comments on the Proposed CCPA Regulations (Oct. 2020)
On October 12, 2020, the Department of Justice released a third set of proposed modifications to the regulations regarding the California…
Paulius Jurcys
Oct 30, 2020
Introducing the Liberty. Equality. Data. Podcast
Introducing the Liberty. Equality. Data. Podcast
Prifina launches the Liberty. Equality. Data. Podcast featuring conversations with leaders and pioneers about helping individuals get…
Paulius Jurcys
Oct 26, 2020
Sandboxing Applications is the Future — How to Sandbox Your Personal Data and Have It Work For You
Sandboxing Applications is the Future — How to Sandbox Your Personal Data and Have It Work For You
What is ‘Sandboxing’? And more importantly, how can it drive value for you while protecting your data
Markus Lampinen
Oct 1, 2020
Why Data Portability Is Not Good Enough — We Should Aim for a Free Consumer
Why Data Portability Is Not Good Enough — We Should Aim for a Free Consumer
Data portability sounds great, but still leaves the individual a prisoner of data. How can we give the individual true choice, without …
Markus Lampinen
Sep 16, 2020
Please Trust Us — This is All Your Data We Have
Please Trust Us — This is All Your Data We Have
Individuals now have access to all their personal data wherever it is collected and kept. Platforms promptly* provide their customers…
Markus Lampinen
Aug 24, 2020
Personal Data Ownership
Personal Data Ownership
Legal, Economic, and Political Reasons For Individuals to Have Ownership Rights over Their Personal Data
Paulius Jurcys
Jul 23, 2020
Event: New Opportunity Horizon: Personal Data Apps
Event: New Opportunity Horizon: Personal Data Apps
Join us for a conversation about user-held data on July 9th!
Paulius Jurcys
Jun 30, 2020
Call for Personal Data App Developers
Call for Personal Data App Developers
With Prifina, developers can build new types of personal data applications direct to consumer, apps that never share data externally.
valto loikkanen
Jun 18, 2020
Your Data Is Misrepresenting You and How We Stop It
Your Data Is Misrepresenting You and How We Stop It
Why should you care what type of data circulates about you? How taking control of your data can improve your life.
Markus Lampinen
Jun 11, 2020
EU Data Strategy: Prifina’s proposals to build a user-centric data ecosystem
EU Data Strategy: Prifina’s proposals to build a user-centric data ecosystem
On February 19, 2020, the European Commission published an EU Data Strategy which establishes an ambitious framework for the EU to take…
Paulius Jurcys
Jun 8, 2020
Prifina’s Talks Developers and Data with Stanford University’s Podcast
Prifina’s Talks Developers and Data with Stanford University’s Podcast
On May 15, 2020 Prifina was invited to discuss user-held data and the opening of the data market on Stanford University’s “Our Data”…
Paulius Jurcys
May 22, 2020
Data at the Edge and Why It’s So Easy to See the Future
Data at the Edge and Why It’s So Easy to See the Future
We are living at the end of an era of centralized systems in data. While we can see distributed data systems taking over, it’s hard to…
Markus Lampinen
May 18, 2020
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