Re-Public

Humanity's Transition From Capital to Data

Can individuals win this high stakes power struggle?

Re-Meme #2: The Ethereum for Personal Data

In this Re-Meme mini-series, I outline several ways to contextualize what we're doing here at Re-Public. The hope is that one of these will resonate with you and inspire you to learn more or get involved. What Ethereum has done for personal finances, Re-Public wants to do for

Re-Meme

Re-Meme #1: A Class Action Lawsuit Against Google and Facebook

In this Re-Meme mini-series, I outline several ways to contextualize what we're doing here at Re-Public. The hope is that one of these will resonate with you and inspire you to learn more or get involved. I come from a family of lawyers, but I'm no

Re-Cap: Are We Building a P2P Network?

Communication about Re-Public has been lacking for the past few months, but I'm actually more excited than ever about the short and medium term future for our little project that could. Here are some quick updates for now and expect some more in-depth roadmap explanations in the coming

Re-Cap: The Path of the Tortoise

These newsletters were supposed to be weekly but it looks like I might only be able to get them out monthly. This is what happens when you follow the slow and steady path. Emphasis on the slow. I know this will be difficult for many of you who rely on

Humans Need Permanent Data Storage

The user story for data storage is as simple as its solution is complex: I want all my data to be collected automatically, stored permanently, and be available on any device. The best consumer facing companies for this problem, like Apple and Google, give you a facsimile of a solution

How a Climate Project Might Use Re-Public

There are many consumer IoT and smart home devices out there that have the potential to help efforts to protect and repair the climate. The companies that make them and the users who buy them may not even be aware of their potential. Let’s look at potential smart power

Re-Cap: Designing a Human-Focused DAO

While the Re-Public software is crucial to building a global data utility, the design of the community around it may end up mattering even more. My colleague in both Re-Public and JournoDAO, Crystal Street, was with me at MCON last week and that was our big takeaway: humans first. Quick

Re-Cap: Ocean Protocol, DevNTell, and Our North Star

I've been struggling to get this update out so I won't waste your time with a rambling intro. On to the updates! The Current Vision for Re-Public I drafted a forum post that attempts to answer the question: What is the vision for Re-Public? What is

Re-Public Weekly: See What Facebook and Google Are Tracking

It can be hard to simply or quickly explain to people just how invasive their favorite apps are, but @stephsmithio highlights a couple of great links to send to Facebook and Google users. If you go to https://t.co/jwtZU1F42S, you can also see exactly how Google is targeting

Re-Public Weekly: Is Apple Helping or Hurting?

Someone posted a Twitter thread this week that claims that Apple's anti-tracking and privacy changes hurt small businesses that rely on targeting to reach customers. Without this tracking, revenue goes down and, in extreme cases, the businesses have to close. (Thanks to quixado for the tip.) 1) I&

Re-Public Shifting Focus to ReFi and DeSci Use Cases

ReFi and DeSci embody the bigger vision of Re-Public – transforming the world's economy to give value back to those that create it.

Re-Public Weekly: iOS Update Coming Soon

We're close to releasing a new and improved version of the iOS app, as well as beginning a cadence of more frequent updates.

Re-Public Weekly: Coinbase Geo Tracking

While big swaths of the web3 community aspire to give you sovereignty and control over your data, this week we saw how web2 data surveillance will be following us for a while: Coinbase Says It Doesn’t Sell Customer Data After ICE ‘Geo Tracking’ Contract SurfacesThe goliath of crypto exchanges

Weekly Update

Re-Public Weekly: Period Tracking Apps = Government Surveillance

The biggest story for Re-Public this week was probably the overturning of Roe v. Wade and, along with all the other catastrophic consequences, its instant effect on menstruation/period tracking apps. These apps collect data about you that is not covered by HIPAA, can be sold to third parties, and

We're Going to Fix DAO Governance, Because We Have To

DAO voting, as it exists today, is mostly broken. If it doesn't lead to explicit exploits, it's still mostly theater, where votes are called on the same topic until founders or whales get the result they want.

ETHDenver

Onboarding Web2 Users to Web3 at ETHDenver

I snuck on a panel at ETHDenver to discuss data unions with Rob Solomon and Yevgeny Khessin from DIMO.

Science

GenomesDAO Is About to Unleash the Future of Data

The biggest NFT launch of 2022 might be tied to your genome.

How We Work

Re-Public's Vision for 2022

This year we're working on educating users, building an ecosystem, fostering community, and not burning out.

A Primer on Re-Public

Re-Public gives regular people the ability to collect and control their data – a privilege previously reserved only for private for-profit tech companies. It's an ecosystem of open-source software that empowers you to own and operate your own data business. For over a decade, you've been generating

The Beginning of Re-Public DAO

The vision of Re-Public [https://re-public.io] is to create digital asset management software for your personal data. A dashboard to visualize all the data that you generate, and then give you the tools to decide what to do with it, from storage, to licensing, to monetization. This software will

UBI

UBI Is Not a Handout, It's a Proxy For Human Value

A data marketplace could end up looking like Universal Basic Income, and reveal a deeper truth about how humans can coordinate their actions more effectively.

Facebook

Facebook and Google Are Not the Enemy

Thinking in terms of enemies, vilifying corporate entities, mustering outrage over every data leak – it's counterproductive.

Data Ownership

Finding Opportunities When Everything Breaks

Data protection is not a technical burden that only has moral justification. It's an unexploited opportunity in the market.

Economy

The Next Economic Boom Will Come From Your Data

If we are capable of transforming beyond where we are now, something unpredictable and unprecedented will have to happen.