I’m excited to share my latest article on why Open Source data portability is more than a technical feature: It’s a freedom issue and a competitive advantage.

When organizations can move their data without friction, they gain more control, reduce lock-in, and create better long-term options for innovation and growth.

Read the full article here: https://allthingsopen.org/articles/open-source-data-portability-freedom-competitive-advantage
#OpenSource #DataPortability #DigitalSovereignty

Open source without data portability isn't real freedom | We Love Open Source • All Things Open

Open source promises freedom, but data trapped in custom formats and opaque structures tells a different story. Here's why data portability is essential to open source independence and how to design for it from the start.

All Things Open

🚀 NEW on We ❤️ Open Source 🚀

Kevin D. Korte makes the case that open source without data portability is incomplete freedom.

Open formats, clear APIs, and strong documentation help users move freely and projects work better together.
https://allthingsopen.org/articles/open-source-data-portability-freedom-competitive-advantage

#WeLoveOpenSource #OpenSource #DataPortability #Interoperability

migrated 48 TOTP items off of Authy

#pleaseClap #infosec #dataPortability

New blog post.

Local-first iOS apps respecting privacy and not treating users and their data as a commodity are rare and few. I have been cataloging such apps, and here’s a list.

If you know of other similar mobile apps, please share them. Thanks!

https://jsynowiec.github.io/posts/apps-with-boundaries/

#DataPortability #PrivacyFirst #NoTracking #iOS #iPadOS #app #LocaFirst #PrivacyMatters #mobileApp #recommendations

Apps With Boundaries

Most mobile software assumes perpetual engagement and recurring revenue. This list catalogs the exceptions — applications built with defined scope, clear boundaries, and business models that do not depend on retention metrics. These applications operate on the assumption that user data belongs to the user, not the vendor.

Jakub’s Musings

Quelles différences concrètes entre le droit d'accès et le droit à la #portabilité ?

Pour en discuter, nous accueillons Yuwen Zhang et Alexandre Humain Lescop le 23 avril dans le séminaire du projet #DATARights.

Plus d'info & inscription : https://datarights.huma-num.fr/evenement/the-right-to-data-portability/

#RGPD #GDPR #dataportability #rightofaccess

Évènements en 2026 avril

WordPress Needs Better Export Support. You can do almost anything with your data from self-hosted WordPress, but if you're with WordPress (com), you're out of luck unless you pay for a business plan 😢 Please fix this, Automattic! #wordpress #dataportability

https://thiar.ca/2026/03/18/wordpress-needs-better-export-support/

WordPress Needs Better Export Support

Something struck me when reading Matt Mullenweg’s post, “WordPress Everywhere”, as he discusses the new browser-based WordPress implementation: WordPress export sucks. We make it …

Fitz Thiar: Thinking For The Impatient

@jerod It's actually quite broad. Check out Article 6(9) of the #DMA which makes #DataPortability mandatory for gatekeepers like #Apple, #Google, #Meta or #Microsoft.

I'm not an #Instagram user but under this law, Insta must allow users to extract all their account data and provide an #API to third parties to do that for users.

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32022R1925#art_6

Hey @loops, thanks to the EU #DigitalMarketsAct #DMA, #Tiktok has created an #API for third party apps / competitors that is supposed to enable real-time #DataPortability for users who wish to switch.

Have you considered putting an Tiktok account import function on the #Loops roadmap?

I was fortunate present my thoughts at #FOSDEM 2026. I think it went pretty well... though a little rushed.

It's at least a good survey of where I think we as a community need to head, and how my work on #Emissary meets each of these needs

Key Points:
* Bring creators to the Fediverse (#OnlinePayments)
* Work together to operate like a single unit (#FEP3b86)
* Killer Features they can't copy (#DataPortability)
* Whatever YOU do, go make the Fediverse better

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/CP7KWX-emissary-and-the-fediverse/

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FOSDEM 2026 - Emissary and the Fediverse

📝 The Danish Approach to Deepfakes: Can Copyright Protect Digital Identity?

A critical analysis of the Danish proposal to use copyright law to protect citizens from AI-generated deepfakes, with reflections on the implications for the European regulatory framework.

🔗 https://www.nicfab.eu/en/posts/danish-copyright-deepfakes/

#ArtificialIntelligence #KnowledgeManagement #DigitalSovereignty #DataPortability #DigitalRights

The Danish Approach to Deepfakes: Can Copyright Protect Digital Identity?

A critical analysis of the Danish proposal to use copyright law to protect citizens from AI-generated deepfakes, with reflections on the implications for the European regulatory framework.

NicFab Blog