Decentralizing The Power of Data - Introducing Essentia
Essentia: Project Introduction The Internet is a truly amazing thing, from its invention to its tons of different applications. In this internet age humans have grown more dependable on the internet for different needs and wants, from business, financial, social, recreational needs and so much more. The question nevertheless is "at what cost?". In an age where hacking, malware attacks and other malicious acts are common online, personal information/data used online for different purposes are stolen mostly without the owner's knowledge. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center , through privacypolicies.com : Over the past decade there have been over 5,500 data breaches. That’s 550 data breaches a year, and more than 1 a day. Today there is a chance that everyone's data has been *compromised at one point or the other. The importance of privacy cannot be overstated as it helps people maintain their autonomy and individuality. The Blockchain "the...