The Respect Network: privacy online
We have entered the era of the need of control of our own personal data. It is the era of encryption and personal data control. We see a lot of examples now delivering services for this. Just have a look at Citizen Me and Secret.ly.
The Respect Network is actually a very simple concept. Everyone probably knows the social login buttons from Google+, Twitter and of course Facebook. These buttons make sure that you do not have to use separate usernames and passwords for multiple sites. The buttons on Google+, Twitter and / or Facebook are there and all you have to do is click and you log in. The costs for this easy to use service? Your personal data.
How convenient for many companies it is, is that we humans mostly prefer the free and easy way. The well-known statement about personal data and free comes up again: If something is free then you’re the product. Yet we also see an increasing number of organizations remove the social plugins / buttons. More and more people are becoming, in fact, fully aware of the rise in privacy issues. The same privacy those social login buttons put under pressure.
This is where The Respect Network comes in. Of course we want to keep the convenience of one button for login on different web services. But we want to be in control of our own personal data. That is exactly what The Respect Network does. Although it is still in the start-up phase it’s acting on an every growing problem. The own description of their service is: Why let Facebook own your identity and privacy online? Join the first network that gives you that control. You, your family, and your friends can register lifetime =names on the Respect Network for $30 AUD / €20 / $25 USD/ £17 GBP. Soon you will see the Login with Respect button on websites you can trust.
Great and just one of the many examples of services which put the user in control when being online.
More information: The respect network
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