07/05/2019
Until Dr.James Herring warned in IASL 2016 Tokyo, that almost all internet service, particularly data storage services, would become fee-charging, I would never have regarded our information retrieval history as asset for particular type of industries.
It was only 3years ago, however situation around the individual users information searching histories has dramatically changed.
When I first encounter an information search engine, it was almost
30years ago. There were, even at that time, more than 5 providers were accessible in Japan. Each has strong field, and none of them were of particular giant.
Then, Google came, with overwhelming marketing and
development power. The thing that strongly led Google to the
No.1 position was, I guess, their asset forecasting ability. Asset, here means, information.
For the my generation, such invisible thing would never come up in our minds as important as money. If any think it's valuable, we would think only stock investments or gossipy would appreciate it.
Since around 10 years ago, control of information has been
conducted on web started. Now it is welcome for a lawful reason, but I was surprised when my OS become unable to download music from You-tube, after updated it. I don't protest to what has been done to my computer, but I felt fairly uncomfortable without being asked.
And at this timing, I've come to know that computer is only a window, through which I look the world. That's all, and the world will run without my permission. At that time, the purpose of the manipulation was for protection of property rights. However, hidden manipulation, eq, secretly archive and accumulate histories of search, has been conducted.
Ok, I live in world of information.
That is true. Without such engines and information, I cannot live a day. I even appreciate it.
However, if there is anything we can do for making things better,
than just accumulating my searching data for seeing useless and annoying commercial advertisements, I would be happy to shift my search engine.
This German engine store your history for few days, but automatically deletes after that. And the equivalent values , that has commercially been exploited, will be expended for planted trees for avoid deforestation.
I, myself, need more study about them and their system,
but I prefer not selling my personal interests to particular industries.
What I can do for my privacy and someone on the opposite side of the world, I started the EcoSia.