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It is/was supposed to be a centralized store of your data, so that you can have more control over who has it. Instead of uploading a photo to facebook, you uplo

by atrus 3y ago

It is/was supposed to be a centralized store of your data, so that you can have more control over who has it. Instead of uploading a photo to facebook, you upload it to your pod, then allow facebook access to it to post to your timeline. Then you can see who has access to your stuff and revoke if wanted.

latchkey 3y ago
What incentive does Facebook have to support something like that? Zero.
- atrus 3y ago
  Yeah, that's kinda the issue. Even if pods came first, Facebook has the incentive to give pod storage for free. It's a nice idea, just don't see it taking off.
  - prophesi 3y ago
    I also don't see how it's possible to revoke access to your information; once they're given access, there's nothing stopping them from backing up all of your information in their own storage.
somdax 3y ago
Another scenario is going to a doctors appointment and having to fill out forms with your info (name, address, preferences, medical history and etc) with a system like this, you can tap into a sign in station and give them access. Doctors can also send you any documents they generate and it gets stored in your POD.
- joering2 3y ago
  oh boy the HIPAA compliance nightmare this will create. Sadly there is a reason why every doctor office you go to give you poorly xeroxed form and a pencil to fill it out. Wish that would change obviously.
  - earleybird 3y ago
    Not for the folks north of you. I'd be happy with a form & a pencil but for the past year plus I've been told by the less than helpful dr office assistant to "Go to our website and make your appointment" which then makes me fill in various screening forms. The trade off - clerk doesn't have to spend less than a minute looking up and giving me a time for my next appointment and I have to setup yet another id & password to use their crappy appointment/medical forms app in a cloud somewhere.
- sam0x17 3y ago
  Assuming you have a universal API for all medical forms ever. This would be like the final boss of scope-creep APIs
ekianjo 3y ago
Centralized platforms have no incentive to implement this

by atrus 3y ago

latchkey 3y ago

What incentive does Facebook have to support something like that? Zero.

atrus 3y ago
Yeah, that's kinda the issue. Even if pods came first, Facebook has the incentive to give pod storage for free. It's a nice idea, just don't see it taking off.
- prophesi 3y ago
  I also don't see how it's possible to revoke access to your information; once they're given access, there's nothing stopping them from backing up all of your information in their own storage.

somdax 3y ago

Another scenario is going to a doctors appointment and having to fill out forms with your info (name, address, preferences, medical history and etc) with a system like this, you can tap into a sign in station and give them access. Doctors can also send you any documents they generate and it gets stored in your POD.

joering2 3y ago
oh boy the HIPAA compliance nightmare this will create. Sadly there is a reason why every doctor office you go to give you poorly xeroxed form and a pencil to fill it out. Wish that would change obviously.
- earleybird 3y ago
  Not for the folks north of you. I'd be happy with a form & a pencil but for the past year plus I've been told by the less than helpful dr office assistant to "Go to our website and make your appointment" which then makes me fill in various screening forms. The trade off - clerk doesn't have to spend less than a minute looking up and giving me a time for my next appointment and I have to setup yet another id & password to use their crappy appointment/medical forms app in a cloud somewhere.
sam0x17 3y ago
Assuming you have a universal API for all medical forms ever. This would be like the final boss of scope-creep APIs

ekianjo 3y ago

Centralized platforms have no incentive to implement this