Angie Jones, Mike Brock, Daniel Buchner, Markus Sabadello & Nalin Mittal

Giving the individual control of their data: Open Source Decentralized Web Nodes

What if you could build apps without managing user data security? Learn how Decentralized Web Nodes are making a user-centric, serverless web a reality for developers.

Giving the individual control of their data: Open Source Decentralized Web Nodes
#1about 5 minutes

The vision for a user-centric web called Web5

Web5 aims to fix the centralized web by introducing new primitives like decentralized identifiers and personal data stores, giving users control over their data.

#2about 1 minute

Announcing free DWeb Nodes on Google Cloud

A partnership between Google Cloud, DIF, and TBD offers developers free access to a community instance of DWeb Nodes with 1GB of storage per user.

#3about 4 minutes

Solving for data sovereignty and identity control

DWeb Nodes address the loss of control over personal data and identity by enabling a new substrate for truly decentralized applications where users own their data.

#4about 2 minutes

How DWeb Nodes streamline application development

This new model reduces the developer burden of data security and compliance by having the application live alongside the user's data, enabling easier interoperability.

#5about 8 minutes

The critical role of open standards and protocols

Open standards are essential for interoperability, innovation, and preventing vendor lock-in, with Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) being a key missing protocol for the internet.

#6about 4 minutes

Strategies for user adoption and getting started

User adoption is driven by growing privacy awareness and new application possibilities, while community instances and developer resources make it easier to get started.

#7about 2 minutes

Why Google Cloud is investing in decentralized tech

Google Cloud supports DWeb Nodes to unblock new decentralized applications beyond DeFi by solving the critical challenge of private and secure off-chain data storage.

#8about 2 minutes

How to learn more and contribute to the DWeb

Developers can get started using the community node on Google Cloud, find resources from TBD and DIF, and contribute to the standards through DIF working groups.

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