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Stopping internet spiders from controlling the web | Torbjørn Bull Jenssen | TEDxYouth@Oslo


when looking at the world today there’s

when looking at the world today there’s no doubt that the Internet has

no doubt that the Internet has

no doubt that the Internet has transformed society everyday we’re

transformed society everyday we’re

transformed society everyday we’re online from the moment we wake up and

online from the moment we wake up and

online from the moment we wake up and read to our phones until the moment we

read to our phones until the moment we

read to our phones until the moment we go to bed taking the phones with us we

go to bed taking the phones with us we

go to bed taking the phones with us we talk with our friends pay our bills

talk with our friends pay our bills

talk with our friends pay our bills search for information book our flights

search for information book our flights

search for information book our flights file our taxes everything online on the

file our taxes everything online on the

file our taxes everything online on the internet any person with the desire to

internet any person with the desire to

internet any person with the desire to develop something new even if deemed

develop something new even if deemed

develop something new even if deemed idiotic

idiotic

idiotic or impossible has the freedom to do so

or impossible has the freedom to do so

or impossible has the freedom to do so if it turns out to be useful and people

if it turns out to be useful and people

if it turns out to be useful and people like it it’ll start growing if it turns

like it it’ll start growing if it turns

like it it’ll start growing if it turns out to be do thick or impossible it dies

out to be do thick or impossible it dies

out to be do thick or impossible it dies this evolutionary process created by the

this evolutionary process created by the

this evolutionary process created by the openness of the Internet has driven

openness of the Internet has driven

openness of the Internet has driven innovation and given the services that

innovation and given the services that

innovation and given the services that we use every day email Facebook Google

we use every day email Facebook Google

we use every day email Facebook Google snapchat YouTube services making our

snapchat YouTube services making our

snapchat YouTube services making our lives easier giving us the freedom to

lives easier giving us the freedom to

lives easier giving us the freedom to share information and communicate with

share information and communicate with

share information and communicate with anyone in the world this talk for

anyone in the world this talk for

anyone in the world this talk for instance will be available to anyone

instance will be available to anyone

instance will be available to anyone anywhere and at any time all thanks to

anywhere and at any time all thanks to

anywhere and at any time all thanks to the openness of the internet but it’s

the openness of the internet but it’s

the openness of the internet but it’s everything really as open and free as

everything really as open and free as

everything really as open and free as you like to think for a long time I view

you like to think for a long time I view

you like to think for a long time I view the internet only as this great

the internet only as this great

the internet only as this great democratizing and liberating force and

democratizing and liberating force and

democratizing and liberating force and why wouldn’t I being privileged in a

why wouldn’t I being privileged in a

why wouldn’t I being privileged in a privileged country the internet has

privileged country the internet has

privileged country the internet has always been open to me and letting me do

always been open to me and letting me do

always been open to me and letting me do what I want like watching cat videos

what I want like watching cat videos

what I want like watching cat videos it wasn’t until Bitcoin caught my

it wasn’t until Bitcoin caught my

it wasn’t until Bitcoin caught my interest and brought me into new corners

interest and brought me into new corners

interest and brought me into new corners of the Internet I understood have naive

of the Internet I understood have naive

of the Internet I understood have naive had been sure there were some cat videos

had been sure there were some cat videos

had been sure there were some cat videos in the east corners too but more

in the east corners too but more

in the east corners too but more importantly were people talking about

importantly were people talking about

importantly were people talking about the dark side of the internet not the

the dark side of the internet not the

the dark side of the internet not the dark net but the fact that the free and

dark net but the fact that the free and

dark net but the fact that the free and open Internet is being turned into a

open Internet is being turned into a

open Internet is being turned into a machine for surveillance censorship and

machine for surveillance censorship and

machine for surveillance censorship and control by middlemen huge centralized

control by middlemen huge centralized

control by middlemen huge centralized service providers like Facebook Google

service providers like Facebook Google

service providers like Facebook Google Amazon and all the other companies that

Amazon and all the other companies that

Amazon and all the other companies that we blindly trust

we blindly trust

we blindly trust every time we go online often without

every time we go online often without

every time we go online often without even knowing it I like to call these

even knowing it I like to call these

even knowing it I like to call these middlemen the spiders of the Internet’s

middlemen the spiders of the Internet’s

middlemen the spiders of the Internet’s because like all spiders they control

because like all spiders they control

because like all spiders they control the web nothing happens in a spider’s

the web nothing happens in a spider’s

the web nothing happens in a spider’s web without despite unknowing not too

web without despite unknowing not too

web without despite unknowing not too long ago I bought some running shoes

long ago I bought some running shoes

long ago I bought some running shoes since then all the web pages I have

since then all the web pages I have

since then all the web pages I have visited have been full of sport care

visited have been full of sport care

visited have been full of sport care commercials on the surface this looks

commercials on the surface this looks

commercials on the surface this looks innocent enough sure it’s a bit annoying

innocent enough sure it’s a bit annoying

innocent enough sure it’s a bit annoying but hey it’s a lot better than a penis

but hey it’s a lot better than a penis

but hey it’s a lot better than a penis extension perhaps I used to get but this

extension perhaps I used to get but this

extension perhaps I used to get but this development is anything but in a sense

development is anything but in a sense

development is anything but in a sense to give me the sport clear commercials

to give me the sport clear commercials

to give me the sport clear commercials my personal information had to be

my personal information had to be

my personal information had to be collected and connected by someone the

collected and connected by someone the

collected and connected by someone the spider every time I buy something amazon

spider every time I buy something amazon

spider every time I buy something amazon knows every time I search for something

knows every time I search for something

knows every time I search for something Google knows and every time I share

Google knows and every time I share

Google knows and every time I share something Facebook knows I can barely do

something Facebook knows I can barely do

something Facebook knows I can barely do anything without some middleman paying

anything without some middleman paying

anything without some middleman paying attention taking notes the new Suri the

attention taking notes the new Suri the

attention taking notes the new Suri the books are by the conversations I have

books are by the conversations I have

books are by the conversations I have are all used to be like complete profile

are all used to be like complete profile

are all used to be like complete profile of me a profile salted those who want to

of me a profile salted those who want to

of me a profile salted those who want to tailor their marketing and change my

tailor their marketing and change my

tailor their marketing and change my behavior make me buy this or make me

behavior make me buy this or make me

behavior make me buy this or make me think that billions of dollars are spent

think that billions of dollars are spent

think that billions of dollars are spent collecting this personal information and

collecting this personal information and

collecting this personal information and the scary part is that it works

the scary part is that it works

the scary part is that it works evidence suggests for instance the

evidence suggests for instance the

evidence suggests for instance the tailored political commercials based on

tailored political commercials based on

tailored political commercials based on user data from sources like Facebook

user data from sources like Facebook

user data from sources like Facebook tilted the elections in favor of both

tilted the elections in favor of both

tilted the elections in favor of both brexit and Trump what we’re now facing

brexit and Trump what we’re now facing

brexit and Trump what we’re now facing is not only an invasion of our privacy

is not only an invasion of our privacy

is not only an invasion of our privacy but also a direct threat to our freedom

but also a direct threat to our freedom

but also a direct threat to our freedom of speech and information despite is her

of speech and information despite is her

of speech and information despite is her poison the Internet

poison the Internet

poison the Internet sitting in the middle monitoring

sitting in the middle monitoring

sitting in the middle monitoring everything controlling everything the

everything controlling everything the

everything controlling everything the Facebook spider suppressed conserved in

Facebook spider suppressed conserved in

Facebook spider suppressed conserved in news and senses what it means

news and senses what it means

news and senses what it means inappropriate be it the photo or the

inappropriate be it the photo or the

inappropriate be it the photo or the nappin girl from the Vietnam War or the

nappin girl from the Vietnam War or the

nappin girl from the Vietnam War or the writings of a Pulitzer winning reporter

writings of a Pulitzer winning reporter

writings of a Pulitzer winning reporter exposing the government to Malta the

exposing the government to Malta the

exposing the government to Malta the Google spider has a writing bias but

Google spider has a writing bias but

Google spider has a writing bias but millions of web pages and show us

millions of web pages and show us

millions of web pages and show us different search results depend on who

different search results depend on who

different search results depend on who we are and where we are these fighters

we are and where we are these fighters

we are and where we are these fighters might have good intentions but who gave

might have good intentions but who gave

might have good intentions but who gave them the power to decide in the first

them the power to decide in the first

them the power to decide in the first place

place

place well we did not because we wanted you

well we did not because we wanted you

well we did not because we wanted you but because the only choice we were

but because the only choice we were

but because the only choice we were given was to accept the terms and

given was to accept the terms and

given was to accept the terms and conditions and embrace the digital

conditions and embrace the digital

conditions and embrace the digital society or become analog outcasts

society or become analog outcasts

society or become analog outcasts luckily for us this trade of my

luckily for us this trade of my

luckily for us this trade of my disappear

disappear

disappear someone has invented an antidote

someone has invented an antidote

someone has invented an antidote removing this virus power while leaving

removing this virus power while leaving

removing this virus power while leaving the web intact and new technology making

the web intact and new technology making

the web intact and new technology making it possible to develop a digital society

it possible to develop a digital society

it possible to develop a digital society in which you don’t have to accept terms

in which you don’t have to accept terms

in which you don’t have to accept terms or conditions to be a part it is called

or conditions to be a part it is called

or conditions to be a part it is called the blockchain to understand what the

the blockchain to understand what the

the blockchain to understand what the blockchain is all about you don’t have

blockchain is all about you don’t have

blockchain is all about you don’t have to be an expert in cryptography data

to be an expert in cryptography data

to be an expert in cryptography data science or economics the only thing you

science or economics the only thing you

science or economics the only thing you really need to know is that it is a

really need to know is that it is a

really need to know is that it is a technology supporting an open and

technology supporting an open and

technology supporting an open and general network for exchange of value a

general network for exchange of value a

general network for exchange of value a technology taking the management of

technology taking the management of

technology taking the management of digital assets away from the middleman

digital assets away from the middleman

digital assets away from the middleman the spiders and putting it where it

the spiders and putting it where it

the spiders and putting it where it belongs in the hands of the individual

belongs in the hands of the individual

belongs in the hands of the individual in this context it’s important to be

in this context it’s important to be

in this context it’s important to be aware that the term digital asset means

aware that the term digital asset means

aware that the term digital asset means much more than just money or financial

much more than just money or financial

much more than just money or financial papers it includes things like contracts

papers it includes things like contracts

papers it includes things like contracts and intellectual property such as music

and intellectual property such as music

and intellectual property such as music and art it even includes more abstract

and art it even includes more abstract

and art it even includes more abstract forms of assets such as user data

forms of assets such as user data

forms of assets such as user data identity and vote the internet emerged

identity and vote the internet emerged

identity and vote the internet emerged as an open platform for exchange of

as an open platform for exchange of

as an open platform for exchange of information information is spread by

information information is spread by

information information is spread by sending out copies what has been missing

sending out copies what has been missing

sending out copies what has been missing is an open system for exchange of value

is an open system for exchange of value

is an open system for exchange of value information that must have a digital

information that must have a digital

information that must have a digital owner and be impossible to duplicate the

owner and be impossible to duplicate the

owner and be impossible to duplicate the blockchain fills this gap without the

blockchain fills this gap without the

blockchain fills this gap without the blockchain all online services involving

blockchain all online services involving

blockchain all online services involving the management of digital assets ranging

the management of digital assets ranging

the management of digital assets ranging from payments to user data have to be

from payments to user data have to be

from payments to user data have to be built around trusted third parties

built around trusted third parties

built around trusted third parties paving the way for internet spider

paving the way for internet spider

paving the way for internet spider let’s take an example ubi why does my

let’s take an example ubi why does my

let’s take an example ubi why does my booking of a driver go to a private

booking of a driver go to a private

booking of a driver go to a private company which builds a profile on me and

company which builds a profile on me and

company which builds a profile on me and uses its position as an intermediate to

uses its position as an intermediate to

uses its position as an intermediate to log my movement by storing when I go and

log my movement by storing when I go and

log my movement by storing when I go and where even after I close the app why

where even after I close the app why

where even after I close the app why can’t someone just set up an open system

can’t someone just set up an open system

can’t someone just set up an open system matching those who need a ride with

matching those who need a ride with

matching those who need a ride with available drivers a system where only

available drivers a system where only

available drivers a system where only necessary information is exchanged and

necessary information is exchanged and

necessary information is exchanged and only between those who need information

only between those who need information

only between those who need information the passenger and the driver well such a

the passenger and the driver well such a

the passenger and the driver well such a system would require the management of

system would require the management of

system would require the management of digital assets the payment is the

digital assets the payment is the

digital assets the payment is the obvious one Ruben handles the payment

obvious one Ruben handles the payment

obvious one Ruben handles the payment from the passenger and ensure that the

from the passenger and ensure that the

from the passenger and ensure that the driver gets paid after they take my cut

driver gets paid after they take my cut

driver gets paid after they take my cut of course in addition ubud owns and

of course in addition ubud owns and

of course in addition ubud owns and manages the digital identities of both

manages the digital identities of both

manages the digital identities of both the passenger and Driver ensuring the

the passenger and Driver ensuring the

the passenger and Driver ensuring the two parties that the other is who he

two parties that the other is who he

two parties that the other is who he claims to be with the Internet as your

claims to be with the Internet as your

claims to be with the Internet as your only building block you either accept

only building block you either accept

only building block you either accept that Ubik elects your data or you buy a

that Ubik elects your data or you buy a

that Ubik elects your data or you buy a bike with a blockchain this all changes

bike with a blockchain this all changes

bike with a blockchain this all changes remember that the blockchain is an open

remember that the blockchain is an open

remember that the blockchain is an open system for exchange of value meaning

system for exchange of value meaning

system for exchange of value meaning that you can set up a system where only

that you can set up a system where only

that you can set up a system where only necessary information is exchanged and

necessary information is exchanged and

necessary information is exchanged and only between those who need information

only between those who need information

only between those who need information a system where the user are not Ebor

a system where the user are not Ebor

a system where the user are not Ebor control both the payment and the digital

control both the payment and the digital

control both the payment and the digital identities securing the privacy of the

identities securing the privacy of the

identities securing the privacy of the user while facilitating the smoothness

user while facilitating the smoothness

user while facilitating the smoothness of app based taxi booking we already see

of app based taxi booking we already see

of app based taxi booking we already see several projects working toward this

several projects working toward this

several projects working toward this goal and the mining internet spiders

goal and the mining internet spiders

goal and the mining internet spiders like uber by building the services a top

like uber by building the services a top

like uber by building the services a top of the open block chains such as Bitcoin

of the open block chains such as Bitcoin

of the open block chains such as Bitcoin and aetherium of course the spiders will

and aetherium of course the spiders will

and aetherium of course the spiders will also try to reap the benefits of this

also try to reap the benefits of this

also try to reap the benefits of this new technology and most of them think

new technology and most of them think

new technology and most of them think they can do it by using the technology

they can do it by using the technology

they can do it by using the technology behind Bitcoin to develop permission

behind Bitcoin to develop permission

behind Bitcoin to develop permission block chains or private blockchains but

block chains or private blockchains but

block chains or private blockchains but they will fail the power of the

they will fail the power of the

they will fail the power of the blockchain it’s not as much in its

blockchain it’s not as much in its

blockchain it’s not as much in its technical details as it is in its open

technical details as it is in its open

technical details as it is in its open implementation and by taking away the

implementation and by taking away the

implementation and by taking away the openness you take away the innovation

openness you take away the innovation

openness you take away the innovation repeating the mistake of those who

repeating the mistake of those who

repeating the mistake of those who focused on developing closed

focused on developing closed

focused on developing closed intranets in the 90s on the blockchain

intranets in the 90s on the blockchain

intranets in the 90s on the blockchain any person with the desire to develop

any person with the desire to develop

any person with the desire to develop something new even if deemed idiotic or

something new even if deemed idiotic or

something new even if deemed idiotic or impossible has the freedom to do so if

impossible has the freedom to do so if

impossible has the freedom to do so if it turns out to be useful and people

it turns out to be useful and people

it turns out to be useful and people like it

like it

like it it’ll start growing if it turns out to

it’ll start growing if it turns out to

it’ll start growing if it turns out to be idiotic or impossible it dies this

be idiotic or impossible it dies this

be idiotic or impossible it dies this evolutionary process created by the

evolutionary process created by the

evolutionary process created by the openness of the blockchain will drive

openness of the blockchain will drive

openness of the blockchain will drive innovation and give us digital services

innovation and give us digital services

innovation and give us digital services that we will use every day we already

that we will use every day we already

that we will use every day we already see thousands of projects be built atop

see thousands of projects be built atop

see thousands of projects be built atop of the open blockchains projects

of the open blockchains projects

of the open blockchains projects targeting one Internet spider at a time

targeting one Internet spider at a time

targeting one Internet spider at a time developing a digital society without

developing a digital society without

developing a digital society without middlemen pretty control in the hands of

middlemen pretty control in the hands of

middlemen pretty control in the hands of the user internet banking without a bank

the user internet banking without a bank

the user internet banking without a bank social media without the Facebook online

social media without the Facebook online

social media without the Facebook online markets without an Amazon track sibling

markets without an Amazon track sibling

markets without an Amazon track sibling without a new baby and for each spider

without a new baby and for each spider

without a new baby and for each spider that gets killed by the bot chain will

that gets killed by the bot chain will

that gets killed by the bot chain will gain a little freedom freedom from

gain a little freedom freedom from

gain a little freedom freedom from having our personal data collected

having our personal data collected

having our personal data collected connected and sold freedom for taxi

connected and sold freedom for taxi

connected and sold freedom for taxi driver to set his own price an artist to

driver to set his own price an artist to

driver to set his own price an artist to distribute her own music a journalist to

distribute her own music a journalist to

distribute her own music a journalist to share his writings a programmer to test

share his writings a programmer to test

share his writings a programmer to test her at ease all without needing the

her at ease all without needing the

her at ease all without needing the permission from a middleman the internet

permission from a middleman the internet

permission from a middleman the internet forms the foundation of our digital

forms the foundation of our digital

forms the foundation of our digital society the blockchain make sure this

society the blockchain make sure this

society the blockchain make sure this society does not become a dictatorship

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