Microsoft Joining DataPortability.org
Chris Saad, Chairman of the Data Portability Working Group, confirmed to me this morning that Microsoft’s David Treadwell, a VP at Windows Live, will be joining the organization.
Microsoft is expected to make a formal announcement in the coming days.
The Working Group aims to foster standard protocols for users to port their identities, friends and digital assets from one site online to another, as they see fit.
See the following explanatory video for another explanation of the general concepts.
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