Data Independence

In a world where every interaction and transaction leave a digital footprint, our personal data has become the new currency. But who really benefits from this wealth of information? Join the data independence movement and reclaim your data power. Your data, your rules, your "data vote."

Over the course of his career, WES CHAAR established himself as a leading expert in the analytics, data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data fusion fields. Wes has driven industry-leading innovations in the airlines, hospitality, CPG, retail, advertising, media, marketing, and data services sectors. His work has been recognized, including receiving an Emmy for Engineering and Technology (Turner team), the INFORMS Innovative Applications of Analytics Award, the ANA Genius Awards for Marketing Analytics Science, the ANA Genius Awards for Excellence in Pioneering Analytics Innovation, the ARF Great Mind Award in Analytics Leadership, Corinium’s Top 100 Innovators in Data & Analytics for the Americas, finalist for the Wagner Prize, finalist for the Edelman Award, and more. Furthermore, he has published in numerous journals and proceedings, including IEEE Transactions, M&SOM, AAS, Interfaces, and others, and has presented at conferences around the globe. He is a member of AIAA, IEEE, and INFORMS. Wes attended the American University of Beirut (B.E. in Computer and Communications Engineering), the University of West Florida (M.S. in Computer Science), and the University of Texas at Austin (Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering). He resides in Dallas, Texas.

Introduction Part I: Our Data Rights Chapter 1: What Is Privacy, and How Have We Lost Our Way? Chapter 2: Our Consumer Profiles Chapter 3: Following the Digital Breadcrumbs — and the Money Chapter 4: Breaking Free: Is Individual Sovereignty in the Digital Landscape Possible? Part II: Our Data Independence Chapter 5: The Principles of the PDVK: The C3s and TAPER Chapter 6: The Personal Data Vault Key: What It Does and How It Works Chapter 7: Before and After the PVDK: Use Case Examples Chapter 8: How the PDVK Can Solve the Big Data and Privacy Issues of Our Time Chapter 9: Our Profiles in a PDVK World: Finding Digital Freedom Part III: Data Dreams and Demands Chapter 10: Future Innovations: Possibilities and Warnings for Big Tech, New Data Ecosystem, and Artificial Intelligence Chapter 11: Our Data Constitution: On Creating a Future of Freedom Chapter 12: Conclusion . . . and a Dream