The inventor of the internet is building the next stage of the web

Sir Tim Berners-Lee wants to give you control over your personal data.
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The inventor of the internet is building the next stage of the web
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The World Wide Web looks nothing like Sir Tim Berners-Lee had envisioned, but almost 30 years after its inception, the renowned computer scientist has an idea that could fix it. He announced that he is taking a sabbatical from MIT to focus on Solid, a new open-source platform that aims to decentralize the web by letting users take control over their data.


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