Maidsafe founder profile

Given the new alpha maidsafe is in the news more and more . This is a nice article about the founder from commonspace.
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It starts with

IMAGINE someone told you they could tear-down the internet and effectively start again by providing a brand new version where user privacy was at the core of its vision

The article explains how maidsafe is about the virtues of decentralization instead of peer to business , peer to peer.

I think this is what may catch on. People are starting not to like having companies control(and sell) all their information. Maidsafe may attract a lot of ideological support.

Here is a nice quote

The network has attracted the attention of Marc Andreessen, the founder of internet browser, Netscape, who commented on Twitter, with regards to Maidsafe: “If we could [build the internet] again, this is probably how we would do it.’”

They mentions several other follow on aps including project decorum, something that sounds very similar to Steemit but more social network than Reddit.

http://www.project-decorum.com/

A Decentralized Social Platform for the SAFE Network Project Decorum aims to deliver the freedom to organize and shape all your digital social activity in exactly the way that you want.

Its open source protocol can be used to create forums, comment sections, private communities, you name it.

Organize your social circles and manage your identities and personal data without any third party looking over your shoulder!

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