Saving the web by decentralizing data networks? A socio-technical reflection on the promise of decentralization and personal data stores

In this article we elaborate on Personal Information Management Systems (PIMS) or Personal Data Stores (PDS) that provide a person with affordances for managing his/her personal data, giving him/her granular control over the data captured about him/her, and over how that data is shared and used. We examine the promise of PDS-enabled data cooperatives from a socio-technical approach by critically u...