TCAST: The Future of Data & AI

TCAST: The Future of Data & AI

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  • BUYERS: How to Sign Up as a TARTLE Buyer

    1. Head over to the TARTLE website 2. Select the Buyer Tab 3. Click Buy Data 4. Fill out the details asked for to create an account     a. Email     b. Password     c. Password Confirmation 5. Confirm your email to activate an account 6. Log in to the TARTLE Marketplace     a. Make sure you have selected the Buyer Account when logging in 7. Complete the puzzle to verify your identity, 8. Set up 2FA for added security 9. Complete your profile     a. Introductions         i. First Name        ii. Last Name       iii. Company Name     b. Company         i. Number of Employees        ii. Company Location     c. Industry     d. Needs and Interest         i. Reason behind need for data 10. Once you are done, you are free to navigate the TARTLE marketplace. Welcome onboard!

    www.tartle.co

     

    Share Data. Earn Money. Change Your World. A data marketplace built for humans with humanity in mind. Share Data How the world interacts with data is changing. TARTLE is pioneering how we elevate our control, ownership, and understanding of our data. Earn Money Sell your data simply for USD. Buyers need your help to share your data on the marketplace and they want to pay you for it! Change Your World TARTLE Data Champions everywhere contribute to Big 7 causes that protect our planet. Charitable organizations will use your data and support to create real impact. How TARTLE Works 1. Create an account and answer questions 2. Create an account and link your social profiles on the TARTLE mobile web app. 3. Answer data packets to help buyers understand your data journey. Don’t worry, all data packets are encrypted and can be sold anonymously. 4. Earn Money or Give to Charitable Organizations 5. Connect your PayPal account to receive fiat or generate a cryptocurrency wallet. You can also choose how much of your earnings to donate to your favorite nonprofits and activism groups. 6. Track your earnings over time in the TDEX and watch your earnings impact over time as you populate more data and donate data earnings to causes you care about. What's your data worth? Find out at https://tartle.co/ Share our Facebook Page | https://go.tartle.co/fb Watch our Instagram | https://go.tartle.co/ig Hear us Tweet | https://go.tartle.co/tweet

    2 min
  • BUYERS: How To Sign Up as a Not-For-Profit Under the Big 7

    1. Log in to the TARTLE Marketplace or create an account     a. Make sure you have selected the Buyer Account when logging in 2. Complete the puzzle to verify your identity 3. Complete your profile     a. Introductions         i. First Name        ii. Last Name       iii. Company Name     b. Company         i. Number of Employees        ii. Company Location     c. Industry     d. Needs and Interest         i. Reason behind need for data 4. To be listed under the Big 7, log out and head over to the Big 7 tab 5. Click Ask To Be Listed. This will open a separate window for emailing. Please provide the following details:     a. First Name     b. Last Name     c. Company     d. Title     e. Industry     f. Logo     g. 500-character description of nonprofit     h. Which Big 7 you fall into 6. Send email and wait for feedback

     

    www.tartle.co

     

    Share Data. Earn Money. Change Your World. A data marketplace built for humans with humanity in mind. Share Data How the world interacts with data is changing. TARTLE is pioneering how we elevate our control, ownership, and understanding of our data. Earn Money Sell your data simply for USD. Buyers need your help to share your data on the marketplace and they want to pay you for it! Change Your World TARTLE Data Champions everywhere contribute to Big 7 causes that protect our planet. Charitable organizations will use your data and support to create real impact. How TARTLE Works 1. Create an account and answer questions 2. Create an account and link your social profiles on the TARTLE mobile web app. 3. Answer data packets to help buyers understand your data journey. Don’t worry, all data packets are encrypted and can be sold anonymously. 4. Earn Money or Give to Charitable Organizations 5. Connect your PayPal account to receive fiat or generate a cryptocurrency wallet. You can also choose how much of your earnings to donate to your favorite nonprofits and activism groups. 6. Track your earnings over time in the TDEX and watch your earnings impact over time as you populate more data and donate data earnings to causes you care about. What's your data worth? Find out at https://tartle.co/ Share our Facebook Page | https://go.tartle.co/fb Watch our Instagram | https://go.tartle.co/ig Hear us Tweet | https://go.tartle.co/tweet

    4 min
  • Is the TARTLE Marketplace a Massive Scam? Find Out Now

    The bigger your dreams and ambitions, the tougher your setbacks and critics. Those who have followed the podcast or invested in the TARTLE platform since the start know that the marketplace is a product of years of hard work, research, funding, and more. 

     

    It’s the brainchild of a group of people who want to use modern technologies for a noble goal: the evolution of humanity.

     

    In a world where we are becoming increasingly isolated from each other and individualistic in our movements, TARTLE is an opportunity to reconnect to the common thread that holds us together through the digital medium. 

     

    Alexander McCaig and Jason Rigby take the opportunity to take the internet trolls head-on and discuss: is the marketplace scamming us?

     

    Is TARTLE A Scam?

     

    Without wasting any time, Alexander McCaig and Jason Rigby jumped straight into the heart of the issue: some users may not have realized that to earn from the platform, time and effort is involved.

     

    Yes, the TARTLE marketplace aims to make data champions out of today’s netizens. But as netizens, you also have a responsibility to put in the work so that you can earn. The minute you register and connect your Paypal to your account, you can start filling out the data packets immediately. 

     

    We don’t offer a get-rich-quick scheme for people looking to make easy money. Taking back control of our data is difficult. It does not just call for us to put in the physical work, but the mental work of changing our perspective as well. 

     

    The power to earn comes with the responsibility to fill out data packets, put them up for sale, research on causes that we identify with, and wait for buyers from these causes to pick up the packets that have been filled out.

     

    It’s an opportunity for important causes to retrieve data directly from the source, and compensate you for your hard work as well.

     

    What TARTLE Stands For

     

    TARTLE hopes to become a platform that fosters data champions. The simple act of filling out a data packet is one step forward in empowering yourself to become more accountable and responsible over your data. 

     

    At every step, you have full control over the opportunities given to you. Once you sign up, you choose the data packets you want to fill out. Once that’s over, you can sell it to companies or causes that are dear to you.

     

    It sounds simple because we’ve worked on making the platform as intuitive as possible. But being completely responsible for your data is a heady, empowering feeling. Imagine all the time and effort you put in Facebook, Twitter or Instagram is converted into payment and valuable data for the companies, organizations, and causes that you believe in. 

     

    That’s what TARTLE can do for you.

     

    Closing Thoughts: The World With Big Data

     

    Technology is becoming increasingly complex, efficient, and all-encompassing. It’s evolving and we need to evolve alongside it as well. The question is, how involved are we in the progress of modern machinery? If we look at the entire process of logging onto the internet and interacting with our favorite websites and applications, do we still derive some benefit from our work at the end?

     

    Everybody deserves to be compensated for putting plenty of time and effort into a certain endeavor. When it comes to the internet, we deserve to be compensated for crafting a unique user identity. We currently live in a world where big tech corporations take our data and profit on it themselves. Doesn’t that sound more like a scam than the work done on the TARTLE platform?

     

    Don’t let the comfort of modern living distract you from asking:

     

    What’s your data worth? www.tartle.co

     

    TCAST is brought to you by TARTLE. A global personal data marketplace that allows users to sell their personal information anonymously when they want to, while allowing buyers to access clean ready to analyze data sets on digital identities from all across the globe.

     

    The show is hosted by Co-Founder and Source Data Pioneer Alexander McCaig and Head of Conscious Marketing Jason Rigby.

     

    What's your data worth?

     

    Find out at: https://tartle.co/

     

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TARTLE

     

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TARTLEofficial/

     

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tartle_official/

     

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/TARTLEofficial

     

    Spread the word!

    11 min
  • How to Sell a Data Packet and Accept a Bid

    1. Log in to the TARTLE Marketplace or create an account 2. Complete the puzzle to verify your identity 3. Go to the Bids tab     a. If you haven’t finished filling out the data packet, it will         automatically move down to the Incomplete Packets section     b. If you have finished filling out the data packet and published            it, it will automatically move down to the Published Packets              section 4. Check the configuration for each data packet 5. Set packet configuration for the following settings:     a. Autosell       i. Your bid will automatically sell if this is selected.     b. Donation     c. Publishing 6. Navigate back to the Bids tab to check any data packets you want to manually sell 7. Click the green dollar sign next to eligible data packets 8. Click the cart sign to finalize the sale

    www.tartle.co

    Share Data. Earn Money. Change Your World. A data marketplace built for humans with humanity in mind. Share Data How the world interacts with data is changing. TARTLE is pioneering how we elevate our control, ownership, and understanding of our data. Earn Money Sell your data simply for USD. Buyers need your help to share your data on the marketplace and they want to pay you for it! Change Your World TARTLE Data Champions everywhere contribute to Big 7 causes that protect our planet. Charitable organizations will use your data and support to create real impact. How TARTLE Works 1. Create an account and answer questions 2. Create an account and link your social profiles on the TARTLE mobile web app. 3. Answer data packets to help buyers understand your data journey. Don’t worry, all data packets are encrypted and can be sold anonymously. 4. Earn Money or Give to Charitable Organizations 5. Connect your PayPal account to receive fiat or generate a cryptocurrency wallet. You can also choose how much of your earnings to donate to your favorite nonprofits and activism groups. 6. Track your earnings over time in the TDEX and watch your earnings impact over time as you populate more data and donate data earnings to causes you care about. What's your data worth? Find out at https://tartle.co/ Share our Facebook Page | https://go.tartle.co/fb Watch our Instagram | https://go.tartle.co/ig Hear us Tweet | https://go.tartle.co/tweet

    2 min
  • How to Sell a Data Packet and Accept a Bid

    1. Log in to the TARTLE Marketplace or create an account
    2. Complete the puzzle to verify your identity
    3. Go to the Bids tab
        a. If you haven’t finished filling out the data packet, it will
            automatically move down to the Incomplete Packets section
        b. If you have finished filling out the data packet and published            it, it will automatically move down to the Published Packets              section
    4. Check the configuration for each data packet
    5. Set packet configuration for the following settings:
        a. Autosell
          i. Your bid will automatically sell if this is selected.
        b. Donation
        c. Publishing
    6. Navigate back to the Bids tab to check any data packets you want to manually sell
    7. Click the green dollar sign next to eligible data packets
    8. Click the cart sign to finalize the sale

    www.tartle.co

    Share Data. Earn Money. Change Your World.
    A data marketplace built for humans with humanity in mind.


    Share Data
    How the world interacts with data is changing. TARTLE is pioneering how we elevate our control, ownership, and understanding of our data.


    Earn Money
    Sell your data simply for USD. Buyers need your help to share your data on the marketplace and they want to pay you for it!


    Change Your World
    TARTLE Data Champions everywhere contribute to Big 7 causes that protect our planet. Charitable organizations will use your data and support to create real impact.


    How TARTLE Works
    1. Create an account and answer questions
    2. Create an account and link your social profiles on the TARTLE mobile web app.
    3. Answer data packets to help buyers understand your data journey. Don’t worry, all data packets are encrypted and can be sold anonymously.
    4. Earn Money or Give to Charitable Organizations
    5. Connect your PayPal account to receive fiat or generate a cryptocurrency wallet. You can also choose how much of your earnings to donate to your favorite nonprofits and activism groups. 6. Track your earnings over time in the TDEX and watch your earnings impact over time as you populate more data and donate data earnings to causes you care about.


    What's your data worth? Find out at https://tartle.co/


    Share our Facebook Page | https://go.tartle.co/fb


    Watch our Instagram | https://go.tartle.co/ig


    Hear us Tweet | https://go.tartle.co/tweet

    2 min
  • Seller Terminal Tutorial (TARTLE Landing Page)

    1. Log in to the TARTLE Marketplace or create an account
    2. Complete the puzzle to verify your identity
    3. Go to the Discover tab
    4. Choose from an extensive list of Categories
    5. Fill out the packets under the Never Opened Packets section
    6. Once you are finished with a packet, fill out the packet Configuration subsection
    7. Set packet configuration for the following settings:
         a. Autosell
         b. Donation
         c. Publishing
    8. Save the data packet
         a. If you haven’t finished filling out the data packet, it will                       automatically move down to the Incomplete Packets section
         b. If you have finished filling out the data packet and published           it, it will automatically move down to the Published Packets               section
    9. Once you receive a bid, the packets will be reflected under the Bids tab
         a. A brief description of the icons will appear at the top to guide
             you on the status of each bid
    10. Select the data packet you want to sell and click the Sell icon
    11. To get notifications on your data packets, head over to Account Settings under the gear icon at the top right of the site
    12. Go to the Notifications tab
    13. Select Turn On. You may be asked to provide your mobile number before this is successful

     

    Share Data. Earn Money. Change Your World.
    A data marketplace built for humans with humanity in mind.


    Share Data
    How the world interacts with data is changing. TARTLE is pioneering how we elevate our control, ownership, and understanding of our data.


    Earn Money
    Sell your data simply for USD. Buyers need your help to share your data on the marketplace and they want to pay you for it!


    Change Your World
    TARTLE Data Champions everywhere contribute to Big 7 causes that protect our planet. Charitable organizations will use your data and support to create real impact.


    How TARTLE Works
    1. Create an account and answer questions
    2. Create an account and link your social profiles on the TARTLE mobile web app.
    3. Answer data packets to help buyers understand your data journey. Don’t worry, all data packets are encrypted and can be sold anonymously.
    4. Earn Money or Give to Charitable Organizations
    5. Connect your PayPal account to receive fiat or generate a cryptocurrency wallet. You can also choose how much of your earnings to donate to your favorite nonprofits and activism groups. 6. Track your earnings over time in the TDEX and watch your earnings impact over time as you populate more data and donate data earnings to causes you care about.


    What's your data worth? Find out at https://tartle.co/


    Share our Facebook Page | https://go.tartle.co/fb


    Watch our Instagram | https://go.tartle.co/ig


    Hear us Tweet | https://go.tartle.co/tweet

    4 min
  • Micro-Benefits With Micropayments: How to Get Your Money’s Worth

    When we’re so used to just following instructions, it can be tough to try and question who truly benefits in the grand scheme of things. We barely give a second thought when it comes to paying off our monthly dues to Netflix, Spotify, and whatever subscription business models we use to entertain ourselves.

     

    However, we need to start digging deeper. If we don’t start asking the right questions, we continue to feed a system that will shamelessly continue to take our information so that the nameless entities at the top will benefit. 

     

    We also need to start looking into mobilizing on the grassroots level, looking for the right tools and equipment to empower our journey in reclaiming our data.

     

    In this podcast, Alexander McCaig and Jason Rigby engage in a quick question-and-answer style discussion on micropayments, data rights, and how we can use TARTLE to better humanity.

     

    Making Micropayments Possible

     

    We have plenty of payment platforms that allow us to send money to our loved ones and pay for services, regardless of location. However, they often come with hefty fees. This makes it difficult to send micropayments.

     

    As Alexander McCaig pointed out, micropayments are incredibly important in a world where most people live on less than two dollars and thirty cents a day. The fundamentals of this system do not work; online banking methods, and even bitcoin do not handle the process in a way that is fair for the user. Imagine paying more in fees just to pay for your streaming service, or send money to your family in your home country. 

     

    The world needs a platform where people can send both small amounts and large sums as they need to, without any strings attached. No subscriptions or fees needed, nor personal data exchanged.

     

    And speaking of data…

     

    What’s With the Data Farming?

     

    Jason Rigby shared how, in the past, glass beads were used as a form of currency in Africa. However, other people saw an opportunity to mass-manufacture these beads in factories across Europe. On the surface, they looked like generous benefactors with plenty of beads to help the local economy— but behind the facade, they were not sourcing it economically nor considering the user at all. They successfully squeezed everything they could out of the locals.

     

    Fast forward to today and we find ourselves trapped in a similar situation. The monthly subscription business models offered by our favorite entertainment apps, like Spotify and Netflix, give us the opportunity to access all the music and shows we want—but at what cost?

     

    In this exchange, these companies get away with farming millions of people around the world for their data. It’s not just a hit to our privacy. It’s an avenue for them to earn at our expense. The underground data collection and massive aggregation of information.

     

    It’s time for us to mobilize and start the clamor for more equal rights. To do that, we need a platform where we are all treated as equals.

     

    That’s where TARTLE comes in.

     

    TARTLE: The Great Equalizer

     

    The TARTLE platform gives you the opportunity to earn at your own pace, with complete knowledge of what you’re getting into. No smoke and mirrors are attached to our offer; all you need to do is sign up, fill out data packets, and put it up for sale. 

     

    In this way, you can make sure that you are earning money for causes that support humanity’s next step forward. On TARTLE, we are all sharing in the wealth of information.

     

    What’s your data worth?

     

    It’s time for you to find out. www.tartle.co

     

    TCAST is brought to you by TARTLE. A global personal data marketplace that allows users to sell their personal information anonymously when they want to, while allowing buyers to access clean ready to analyze data sets on digital identities from all across the globe.

     

    The show is hosted by Co-Founder and Source Data Pioneer Alexander McCaig and Head of Conscious Marketing Jason Rigby.

     

    What's your data worth?

     

    Find out at: https://tartle.co/

     

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TARTLE

     

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TARTLEofficial/

     

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tartle_official/

     

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/TARTLEofficial

     

    Spread the word!

    13 min
  • Micro-Benefits With Micropayments: How to Get Your Money’s Worth

    When we’re so used to just following instructions, it can be tough to try and question who truly benefits in the grand scheme of things. We barely give a second thought when it comes to paying off our monthly dues to Netflix, Spotify, and whatever subscription business models we use to entertain ourselves.

     

    However, we need to start digging deeper. If we don’t start asking the right questions, we continue to feed a system that will shamelessly continue to take our information so that the nameless entities at the top will benefit. 

     

    We also need to start looking into mobilizing on the grassroots level, looking for the right tools and equipment to empower our journey in reclaiming our data.

     

    In this podcast, Alexander McCaig and Jason Rigby engage in a quick question-and-answer style discussion on micropayments, data rights, and how we can use TARTLE to better humanity.

     

    Making Micropayments Possible

     

    We have plenty of payment platforms that allow us to send money to our loved ones and pay for services, regardless of location. However, they often come with hefty fees. This makes it difficult to send micropayments.

     

    As Alexander McCaig pointed out, micropayments are incredibly important in a world where most people live on less than two dollars and thirty cents a day. The fundamentals of this system do not work; online banking methods, and even bitcoin do not handle the process in a way that is fair for the user. Imagine paying more in fees just to pay for your streaming service, or send money to your family in your home country. 

     

    The world needs a platform where people can send both small amounts and large sums as they need to, without any strings attached. No subscriptions or fees needed, nor personal data exchanged.

     

    And speaking of data…

     

    What’s With the Data Farming?

     

    Jason Rigby shared how, in the past, glass beads were used as a form of currency in Africa. However, other people saw an opportunity to mass-manufacture these beads in factories across Europe. On the surface, they looked like generous benefactors with plenty of beads to help the local economy— but behind the facade, they were not sourcing it economically nor considering the user at all. They successfully squeezed everything they could out of the locals.

     

    Fast forward to today and we find ourselves trapped in a similar situation. The monthly subscription business models offered by our favorite entertainment apps, like Spotify and Netflix, give us the opportunity to access all the music and shows we want—but at what cost?

     

    In this exchange, these companies get away with farming millions of people around the world for their data. It’s not just a hit to our privacy. It’s an avenue for them to earn at our expense. The underground data collection and massive aggregation of information.

     

    It’s time for us to mobilize and start the clamor for more equal rights. To do that, we need a platform where we are all treated as equals.

     

    That’s where TARTLE comes in.

     

    TARTLE: The Great Equalizer

     

    The TARTLE platform gives you the opportunity to earn at your own pace, with complete knowledge of what you’re getting into. No smoke and mirrors are attached to our offer; all you need to do is sign up, fill out data packets, and put it up for sale. 

     

    In this way, you can make sure that you are earning money for causes that support humanity’s next step forward. On TARTLE, we are all sharing in the wealth of information.

     

    What’s your data worth?

     

    It’s time for you to find out. www.tartle.co

     

    TCAST is brought to you by TARTLE. A global personal data marketplace that allows users to sell their personal information anonymously when they want to, while allowing buyers to access clean ready to analyze data sets on digital identities from all across the globe.

     


    The show is hosted by Co-Founder and Source Data Pioneer Alexander McCaig and Head of Conscious Marketing Jason Rigby.

     


    What's your data worth?

     


    Find out at: https://tartle.co/

     


    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TARTLE

     


    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TARTLEofficial/

     


    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tartle_official/

     


    Twitter: https://twitter.com/TARTLEofficial

     


    Spread the word!

    13 min
  • Fac(ad)ebook: How to Have Your Data and Privacy Rights Respected on the Internet

    How much do you know about Facebook?

     

    Throughout the years, we’ve heard plenty. The platform has inspired, surprised, and betrayed us. A lot of us seem to have a love-hate relationship with Facebook, because while we recognize and resent their control over our personal information, we continue to condone their actions by being present on the site.

     

    In this episode, Alexander McCaig and Jason Rigby analyze the true intentions of Facebook after reading an article on how researchers lost access to their accounts after digging up data against the platform.

     

    A Laundry List of Controversies

     

    Since its creation, the platform has had its fair share of ups and downs. While it remains one of the biggest social media sites in the world and its presence has helped people connect with their loved ones it’s also been the subject of controversy. 

     

    In 2014, Facebook was criticized for running psychological tests on 70,000 unconsenting participants in 2012. This test involved removing a certain list of words from their news feeds to see how it affected their reactions to posts. 

     

    Later, in 2018, the Cambridge Analytica scandal showed everyone just how compromised their Facebook accounts were. The data analytics firm improperly harvested data from millions of users for ad targeting during the 2016 election.

     

    And in 2019, the FTC fined Facebook $5 billion over violations of user privacy.

     

    There are plenty more scandals in the past decade to illustrate how the platform has consistently pushed the boundaries of user privacy and personal rights. And yet, people continue to use the platform—effectively giving Facebook the power to also continue commercializing their personal data.

     

    How Can We Change Facebook?

     

    Alexander McCaig clarifies that he doesn’t care about the platform. He explains that this is because Facebook is a commercialization engine, and has been clear about their intentions for their users.

     

    It’s difficult to expect change from a super tech company that is set on its ambition to continue profiting from its users. A more realistic goal to work on would be to take away its biggest source of income, which is its massive user base.

     

    Jason pointed out that if a huge momentum against Facebook occurred and a billion users collectively decided to just stop using the platform, it would have a tangible and more concrete impact on their actions. In contrast, writing articles would not be as effective.

     

    Closing Thoughts: Starting the Shift Away from  Facebook

     

    The anger towards big tech corporations like Facebook is misplaced. With all the awareness around what it’s capable of doing and what it has already chosen to do before, people don’t need more content on how they’re being used as cash cows. They need a way to mobilize against the platform;  an incentive to move away from using Facebook as their primary source of connection and entertainment.

     

    The TARTLE platform is capable of giving people this renewed purpose on the internet. The marketplace is designed to fully respect the autonomy and privacy of each individual. Users are free to fill out all the data packets they want and earn from their hard work. Everybody who is on the TARTLE platform has the opportunity to become a data champion.

     

    If you have the strong desire to stop an enormous commercialization system like Facebook from using people as cash cows, the first step towards achieving your goal is to find out what you have control over—yourself, and your participation in that very system.

     

    Cutting off their access to your data may seem insignificant when you are just one person out of a billion users on the platform. However, change is never about one big miraculous step that suddenly and neatly solves all the problems. It’s a series of small steps that amount to a big change over time.

     

    You could be the first step of the movement that takes down Facebook’s monopoly over other people’s data. All you need to do is stop using it—and if you want a renewed perspective on your power as an individual, make the switch to the TARTLE marketplace.

     

    It’s time to find out: what’s your data worth? www.tartle.co

     

    TCAST is brought to you by TARTLE. A global personal data marketplace that allows users to sell their personal information anonymously when they want to, while allowing buyers to access clean ready to analyze data sets on digital identities from all across the globe.

     

    The show is hosted by Co-Founder and Source Data Pioneer Alexander McCaig and Head of Conscious Marketing Jason Rigby.

     

    What's your data worth?

     

    Find out at: https://tartle.co/

     

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TARTLE

     

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TARTLEofficial/

     

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tartle_official/

     

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/TARTLEofficial

     

    Spread the word!

    11 min
  • Fac(ad)ebook: How to Have Your Data and Privacy Rights Respected on the Internet

    How much do you know about Facebook?

     

    Throughout the years, we’ve heard plenty. The platform has inspired, surprised, and betrayed us. A lot of us seem to have a love-hate relationship with Facebook, because while we recognize and resent their control over our personal information, we continue to condone their actions by being present on the site.

     

    In this episode, Alexander McCaig and Jason Rigby analyze the true intentions of Facebook after reading an article on how researchers lost access to their accounts after digging up data against the platform.

     

    A Laundry List of Controversies

     

    Since its creation, the platform has had its fair share of ups and downs. While it remains one of the biggest social media sites in the world and its presence has helped people connect with their loved ones it’s also been the subject of controversy. 

     

    In 2014, Facebook was criticized for running psychological tests on 70,000 unconsenting participants in 2012. This test involved removing a certain list of words from their news feeds to see how it affected their reactions to posts. 

     

    Later, in 2018, the Cambridge Analytica scandal showed everyone just how compromised their Facebook accounts were. The data analytics firm improperly harvested data from millions of users for ad targeting during the 2016 election.

     

    And in 2019, the FTC fined Facebook $5 billion over violations of user privacy.

     

    There are plenty more scandals in the past decade to illustrate how the platform has consistently pushed the boundaries of user privacy and personal rights. And yet, people continue to use the platform—effectively giving Facebook the power to also continue commercializing their personal data.

     

    How Can We Change Facebook?

     

    Alexander McCaig clarifies that he doesn’t care about the platform. He explains that this is because Facebook is a commercialization engine, and has been clear about their intentions for their users.

     

    It’s difficult to expect change from a super tech company that is set on its ambition to continue profiting from its users. A more realistic goal to work on would be to take away its biggest source of income, which is its massive user base.

     

    Jason pointed out that if a huge momentum against Facebook occurred and a billion users collectively decided to just stop using the platform, it would have a tangible and more concrete impact on their actions. In contrast, writing articles would not be as effective.

     

    Closing Thoughts: Starting the Shift Away from  Facebook

     

    The anger towards big tech corporations like Facebook is misplaced. With all the awareness around what it’s capable of doing and what it has already chosen to do before, people don’t need more content on how they’re being used as cash cows. They need a way to mobilize against the platform;  an incentive to move away from using Facebook as their primary source of connection and entertainment.

     

    The TARTLE platform is capable of giving people this renewed purpose on the internet. The marketplace is designed to fully respect the autonomy and privacy of each individual. Users are free to fill out all the data packets they want and earn from their hard work. Everybody who is on the TARTLE platform has the opportunity to become a data champion.

     

    If you have the strong desire to stop an enormous commercialization system like Facebook from using people as cash cows, the first step towards achieving your goal is to find out what you have control over—yourself, and your participation in that very system.

     

    Cutting off their access to your data may seem insignificant when you are just one person out of a billion users on the platform. However, change is never about one big miraculous step that suddenly and neatly solves all the problems. It’s a series of small steps that amount to a big change over time.

     

    You could be the first step of the movement that takes down Facebook’s monopoly over other people’s data. All you need to do is stop using it—and if you want a renewed perspective on your power as an individual, make the switch to the TARTLE marketplace.

     

    It’s time to find out: what’s your data worth? www.tartle.co

     

    TCAST is brought to you by TARTLE. A global personal data marketplace that allows users to sell their personal information anonymously when they want to, while allowing buyers to access clean ready to analyze data sets on digital identities from all across the globe.

     


    The show is hosted by Co-Founder and Source Data Pioneer Alexander McCaig and Head of Conscious Marketing Jason Rigby.

     


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About TCAST: The Future of Data & AI

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The Data Intelligence Podcast (TCAST) explores the intersection of AI, data privacy, and ethical technology. Join Alexander McCaig and Jason Rigby as they decode the future of data ownership, artificial intelligence, and digital privacy with industry leaders, researchers, and innovators.