How to Take Control
of Your Data

You should control your data, know who uses it, and get paid when it creates value. Clean Data gives you that power.

1. The Problem

Your personal data is taken, sold, and used to make decisions about you — without your consent or benefit. Every click, purchase, and post feeds a surveillance system that profits from your behavior.

Clean Data flips that model: your data stays yours, and you choose what to share, when, and with whom.

2. The Principles

Share Wisely

  • You choose what data to share — and what to keep private.

  • Sharing less but better-quality data is more powerful than oversharing.

  • You can pause or stop sharing anytime.

Example:
Instead of filling out random surveys or giving apps full access to your contacts, you share verified, meaningful information through systems built on explicit consent.

Stay Respected

  • Privacy is a right, not a setting.

  • You should see, understand, and control where your data goes.

  • Every use of your data must be visible to you, logged, and reversible.

Example:
You can check a consent dashboard that shows who accessed your data this week and why — and revoke access instantly.

Get Rewarded

  • Data has value — and that value should flow back to you.

  • Every time your anonymized data is used, you earn a micro-payment or benefit.

  • This isn’t monetization; it’s economic dignity.

Example:
When a company uses aggregated insights that include your anonymized data, you automatically receive your share of the value — without exposing your identity.

Stay in Control

  • Your consent is ongoing, not one-time.

  • You can change how your data is used as your life changes.

  • The system should respect your right to say no — and mean it.

Example:
You update your preferences once a year to reflect your new interests, life stage, or comfort level. Control is continuous.

3. The Outcome

  • You’re part of a data economy built on fairness, not exploitation.

  • You gain transparency and passive income while keeping your privacy.

  • You contribute to a system that values truth over manipulation.

Digital dignity starts with Clean Data.

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