Stephen Downes

Data portability is important, and increasingly so, and will soon be something everyone needs. This article sketches the basics. "Examples of data portability include:
- Being able to import all your social network connections, media and other data to another service with the click of a button.
- The ability to reuse your health records when visiting different doctors and jurisdictions.
- Not having to re-enter your credit card information when a service you use changes payment gateways."