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Your data is your currency | Mozhgan Tavakolifard | TEDxArendal


can you imagine a city without

can you imagine a city without advertising for the residents of South

advertising for the residents of South

advertising for the residents of South Paulo

Paulo

Paulo this doesn’t need imagination a city of

this doesn’t need imagination a city of

this doesn’t need imagination a city of 11 million inhabitants stripped of all

11 million inhabitants stripped of all

11 million inhabitants stripped of all its advertising in September 2006 the

its advertising in September 2006 the

its advertising in September 2006 the clean city law passed and 15,000

clean city law passed and 15,000

clean city law passed and 15,000 billboards cluttering the world’s

billboards cluttering the world’s

billboards cluttering the world’s seventh largest city were taken down

seventh largest city were taken down

seventh largest city were taken down this happen despite the critics were

this happen despite the critics were

this happen despite the critics were worried about the revenue loss of 133

worried about the revenue loss of 133

worried about the revenue loss of 133 million dollars and the loss of 20,000

million dollars and the loss of 20,000

million dollars and the loss of 20,000 jobs the city continues to exist and 70%

jobs the city continues to exist and 70%

jobs the city continues to exist and 70% of citizens found the advertising ban

of citizens found the advertising ban

of citizens found the advertising ban beneficial now can you imagine internet

beneficial now can you imagine internet

beneficial now can you imagine internet without advertising YouTube without ads

without advertising YouTube without ads

without advertising YouTube without ads all good days how we ended in this noisy

all good days how we ended in this noisy

all good days how we ended in this noisy digital world we’re living in the

digital world we’re living in the

digital world we’re living in the information overload era if a digital

information overload era if a digital

information overload era if a digital world we’re still using this in a very

world we’re still using this in a very

world we’re still using this in a very manual way we spend hours to search to

manual way we spend hours to search to

manual way we spend hours to search to read reviews compare prices until the

read reviews compare prices until the

read reviews compare prices until the shop online and we’ll leave our digital

shop online and we’ll leave our digital

shop online and we’ll leave our digital footprints everywhere during this buying

footprints everywhere during this buying

footprints everywhere during this buying shopping reading process look at this

shopping reading process look at this

shopping reading process look at this this shows the advertising landscape all

this shows the advertising landscape all

this shows the advertising landscape all these different technologies emerged

these different technologies emerged

these different technologies emerged just during the recent years only to

just during the recent years only to

just during the recent years only to connect marketers to consumers the

connect marketers to consumers the

connect marketers to consumers the advertising industry is blooming thanks

advertising industry is blooming thanks

advertising industry is blooming thanks to our digital footprints our personal

to our digital footprints our personal

to our digital footprints our personal data yes our personal data

data yes our personal data

data yes our personal data fan tremendous value it is any

fan tremendous value it is any

fan tremendous value it is any information that can say something about

information that can say something about

information that can say something about us somehow our name our age location

us somehow our name our age location

us somehow our name our age location email address phone number but we do

email address phone number but we do

email address phone number but we do online but you’re sharing with our

online but you’re sharing with our

online but you’re sharing with our friends what we’re searching for

friends what we’re searching for

friends what we’re searching for anything literally even our mouse

anything literally even our mouse

anything literally even our mouse movement but what is the relationship

movement but what is the relationship

movement but what is the relationship between our personal data and

between our personal data and

between our personal data and advertising industry day even before you

advertising industry day even before you

advertising industry day even before you click you touch the screen your data is

click you touch the screen your data is

click you touch the screen your data is shared with many parties ad servers ad

shared with many parties ad servers ad

shared with many parties ad servers ad exchanges demand-side platforms supply

exchanges demand-side platforms supply

exchanges demand-side platforms supply sites platforms everyone wants to know

sites platforms everyone wants to know

sites platforms everyone wants to know what you’re interested in and how much

what you’re interested in and how much

what you’re interested in and how much your attention is worth your attention

your attention is worth your attention

your attention is worth your attention is put up for auction

is put up for auction

is put up for auction the ad from the winner of the bidding is

the ad from the winner of the bidding is

the ad from the winner of the bidding is shown to you together with the content

shown to you together with the content

shown to you together with the content you’re looking for and all this happens

you’re looking for and all this happens

you’re looking for and all this happens in a fraction of a second don’t get me

in a fraction of a second don’t get me

in a fraction of a second don’t get me wrong I’m not against sharing data but

wrong I’m not against sharing data but

wrong I’m not against sharing data but what is particularly awkward here is

what is particularly awkward here is

what is particularly awkward here is that our data is traded without us

that our data is traded without us

that our data is traded without us noticing it’s a click a touch on the

noticing it’s a click a touch on the

noticing it’s a click a touch on the screen that generates money out of thin

screen that generates money out of thin

screen that generates money out of thin air if so much value with our data why

air if so much value with our data why

air if so much value with our data why we don’t get paid for it we have no

we don’t get paid for it we have no

we don’t get paid for it we have no control I spent years at university

control I spent years at university

control I spent years at university doing research on how we can model

doing research on how we can model

doing research on how we can model humans digital behavior online but

humans digital behavior online but

humans digital behavior online but collecting while collecting and tracking

collecting while collecting and tracking

collecting while collecting and tracking their personal data my research was

their personal data my research was

their personal data my research was useful for the so called personalization

useful for the so called personalization

useful for the so called personalization solutions like movie recommendations on

solutions like movie recommendations on

solutions like movie recommendations on Netflix product recommendations on

Netflix product recommendations on

Netflix product recommendations on Amazon I was passionate about this this

Amazon I was passionate about this this

Amazon I was passionate about this this could help us building a better digital

could help us building a better digital

could help us building a better digital world we could find the information we

world we could find the information we

world we could find the information we need much effortlessly or even better

need much effortlessly or even better

need much effortlessly or even better than that information can come and

than that information can come and

than that information can come and – in the right time and right place

– in the right time and right place

– in the right time and right place isn’t that exciting

isn’t that exciting

isn’t that exciting I joined industry later worked as a data

I joined industry later worked as a data

I joined industry later worked as a data scientist I even started my own company

scientist I even started my own company

scientist I even started my own company building personalization as a product

building personalization as a product

building personalization as a product but as we work harder we realized that

but as we work harder we realized that

but as we work harder we realized that building up ideal personalization

building up ideal personalization

building up ideal personalization solution is far from reality users are

solution is far from reality users are

solution is far from reality users are becoming more aware of protecting their

becoming more aware of protecting their

becoming more aware of protecting their data they use ad blockers and without

data they use ad blockers and without

data they use ad blockers and without good data our algorithms column work

good data our algorithms column work

good data our algorithms column work properly we ended up with creating even

properly we ended up with creating even

properly we ended up with creating even more noise advertisement following users

more noise advertisement following users

more noise advertisement following users everywhere they were irrelevant out of

everywhere they were irrelevant out of

everywhere they were irrelevant out of context this was nothing that they could

context this was nothing that they could

context this was nothing that they could be passionate about anymore I quit my

be passionate about anymore I quit my

be passionate about anymore I quit my job I started working on a new idea this

job I started working on a new idea this

job I started working on a new idea this time I wanted to put myself on the side

time I wanted to put myself on the side

time I wanted to put myself on the side of users not advertisers marketers or

of users not advertisers marketers or

of users not advertisers marketers or businesses let’s change this game how

businesses let’s change this game how

businesses let’s change this game how the ideal world for us could be it’s a

the ideal world for us could be it’s a

the ideal world for us could be it’s a digital world we need digital means to

digital world we need digital means to

digital world we need digital means to deal with this digital world we need

deal with this digital world we need

deal with this digital world we need personal agents to work on behalf of us

personal agents to work on behalf of us

personal agents to work on behalf of us to take all the hassle of finding

to take all the hassle of finding

to take all the hassle of finding information and to connect marketers or

information and to connect marketers or

information and to connect marketers or whoever has something to offer to us to

whoever has something to offer to us to

whoever has something to offer to us to remove the need for middle men such as

remove the need for middle men such as

remove the need for middle men such as advertisers but if we can put all our

advertisers but if we can put all our

advertisers but if we can put all our intentions to buy a product or service

intentions to buy a product or service

intentions to buy a product or service in one shopping basket which is ours

in one shopping basket which is ours

in one shopping basket which is ours our data could be our currency what if

our data could be our currency what if

our data could be our currency what if as customers we don’t have to be

as customers we don’t have to be

as customers we don’t have to be acquired maintained become loyal to

acquired maintained become loyal to

acquired maintained become loyal to anyone but businesses become loyal to us

anyone but businesses become loyal to us

anyone but businesses become loyal to us by providing better and better products

by providing better and better products

by providing better and better products and services how this could be possible

and services how this could be possible

and services how this could be possible I would love to tell you with with an

I would love to tell you with with an

I would love to tell you with with an example imagine travelling are planning

example imagine travelling are planning

example imagine travelling are planning for a trip often starts with search

for a trip often starts with search

for a trip often starts with search isn’t it

isn’t it

isn’t it what are the flights out there is there

what are the flights out there is there

what are the flights out there is there any good deal for me I plan for a trip

any good deal for me I plan for a trip

any good deal for me I plan for a trip she starts with us having an intention

she starts with us having an intention

she starts with us having an intention to travel to specific location within a

to travel to specific location within a

to travel to specific location within a budget in a timeline related to our

budget in a timeline related to our

budget in a timeline related to our hobbies interests and we can put this

hobbies interests and we can put this

hobbies interests and we can put this intention up for auction airlines can

intention up for auction airlines can

intention up for auction airlines can come and bid for us to get us as a

come and bid for us to get us as a

come and bid for us to get us as a customer offering better and better

customer offering better and better

customer offering better and better deals isn’t this a win-win game for

deals isn’t this a win-win game for

deals isn’t this a win-win game for airlines and travelers as a traveler I

airlines and travelers as a traveler I

airlines and travelers as a traveler I get access to deals that exist only for

get access to deals that exist only for

get access to deals that exist only for me it’s not out there it’s for me

me it’s not out there it’s for me

me it’s not out there it’s for me because of the value of my personal data

because of the value of my personal data

because of the value of my personal data I can take care of my data control it my

I can take care of my data control it my

I can take care of my data control it my frequent flyer data trade it everywhere

frequent flyer data trade it everywhere

frequent flyer data trade it everywhere based on what I want to get it’s a win

based on what I want to get it’s a win

based on what I want to get it’s a win for airlines they used to fight for

for airlines they used to fight for

for airlines they used to fight for attention before by spending huge amount

attention before by spending huge amount

attention before by spending huge amount of money on advertising campaigns now

of money on advertising campaigns now

of money on advertising campaigns now they get direct access to our intention

they get direct access to our intention

they get direct access to our intention for traveling our intention is worth

for traveling our intention is worth

for traveling our intention is worth much more than an attention they get

much more than an attention they get

much more than an attention they get direct access to real-time markets

direct access to real-time markets

direct access to real-time markets demand it’s a win for travelers win for

demand it’s a win for travelers win for

demand it’s a win for travelers win for airlines and it’s a lose for anyone in

airlines and it’s a lose for anyone in

airlines and it’s a lose for anyone in between such as advertisers our data has

between such as advertisers our data has

between such as advertisers our data has a value it has a power it should be for

a value it has a power it should be for

a value it has a power it should be for us our personal power but it doesn’t

us our personal power but it doesn’t

us our personal power but it doesn’t have to stop here we have also power as

have to stop here we have also power as

have to stop here we have also power as a social group if I share my intention

a social group if I share my intention

a social group if I share my intention to travel with my friends colleagues

to travel with my friends colleagues

to travel with my friends colleagues co-workers they can join my intern

co-workers they can join my intern

co-workers they can join my intern intention and as a social group you’ll

intention and as a social group you’ll

intention and as a social group you’ll have even more bargaining power it can

have even more bargaining power it can

have even more bargaining power it can even get better than this all of us

even get better than this all of us

even get better than this all of us right now decide to go to Alaska even

right now decide to go to Alaska even

right now decide to go to Alaska even that a strong market signal for the

that a strong market signal for the

that a strong market signal for the airlines to consider we can put our

airlines to consider we can put our

airlines to consider we can put our intentions together and gain even more

intentions together and gain even more

intentions together and gain even more power as a crowd

power as a crowd

power as a crowd the advertising ban in Sao Paulo reminds

the advertising ban in Sao Paulo reminds

the advertising ban in Sao Paulo reminds us that once we lost control on our beer

us that once we lost control on our beer

us that once we lost control on our beer home

home

home our City it was possible to get back

our City it was possible to get back

our City it was possible to get back control and filter out the noise the

control and filter out the noise the

control and filter out the noise the story of beautiful Sao Paulo reminds us

story of beautiful Sao Paulo reminds us

story of beautiful Sao Paulo reminds us that it dis can be beginning of an end

that it dis can be beginning of an end

that it dis can be beginning of an end we can move over our fears of the world

we can move over our fears of the world

we can move over our fears of the world without advertising and it can get

without advertising and it can get

without advertising and it can get better

better

better same is happening in our digital world

same is happening in our digital world

same is happening in our digital world we lost control on our personal data our

we lost control on our personal data our

we lost control on our personal data our world is filled up with noise we’re not

world is filled up with noise we’re not

world is filled up with noise we’re not against advertising Regan’s annoying ads

against advertising Regan’s annoying ads

against advertising Regan’s annoying ads irrelevant ads following us everywhere

irrelevant ads following us everywhere

irrelevant ads following us everywhere out of context we’re against our data

out of context we’re against our data

out of context we’re against our data become the fuel to advertising industry

become the fuel to advertising industry

become the fuel to advertising industry without us getting paid for it

remember your attention is worth a lot

remember your attention is worth a lot your intention is even worth more your

your intention is even worth more your

your intention is even worth more your data is your currency

data is your currency

data is your currency you should get control back on it thank

you should get control back on it thank

you should get control back on it thank you very much

you very much

you very much [Applause]

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