> The problem is that if these tools are hosted by someone else, you cannot verify they do not also have your data. Once you grant them access to it, they can c

> The problem is that if these tools are hosted by someone else, you cannot verify they do not also have your data. Once you grant them access to it, they can copy it, sell it and send it elsewhere, etc. If you enter a building where there are both knives and people present, then you also cannot prove that they won't stab you—in the matter of what can be done, a stabbing is one possible outcome. Leaving that aside, you don't have to buy into the Solid project's marketing stories about mediated access to your data in order to find the idea to be compelling on other merits. The remoteStorage project has a few things in common with Solid, but they don't lean as hard on the types of stories that generally make their way into marketing/reportage on Solid. At the end of the day, an alternative to the current status quo, where you would have unfettered access to your own data instead of having to ask permission for a copy, would be a good outcome. Solid (and remoteStorage) are sufficient, and that alone makes them worthwhile to consider.