How to decentralize the internet: A focus on data consolidation and user privacy

• DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2023.109911
• Publication Date: 2023-07-05T21:08:28Z
• Authors: Ted “Taekyoung” Kwon; Junghwan Song; Heeyoung Jung; Selin Chun; Hyunwoo Lee; Minhyeok Kang; Minkyung Park; Eunsang Cho
• Keywords: Consolidation; Viewpoints; Internet Draft

Over the years, Internet has become a field in which small number of large companies dominate most services. As users get used to using their services, users' generated content and data about online behaviors are concentrated such companies. This phenomenon, called "data consolidation", serious problem, makes society seek decentralize current Internet. The decentralized aims (i) prevent concentration user few giant like Google Facebook, (ii) give full ownership control data. Various technical solutions that address consolidation problem have been proposed; however, those focus on somewhat different scopes often from limited viewpoints. main contributions this paper following. First, we survey relevant decentralization based following criteria: consolidation, ownership, privacy Second, suggest holistic reference framework functional viewpoint, while prior proposals literature handle set requirements. Last, identify remaining research issues, considering additional requirements not addressed existing solutions.