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How Zero-Knowledge is Rebalancing the Scales of the Internet | Aleo Blog

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A decade ago, the extent to which we rely on the internet now would have been hard to imagine. Today, however, the majority of our economic and social activity occurs online. The benefits of this change are especially clear amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses that never relied on the internet before are using it to reach new clients and customers in order to remain afloat. Families are using it to stay connected while physically-distanced over the holiday season. This has been a major driver for better products and better services. But the power that these algorithms (and their owners) wield through feeding us the news we read, the shows we watch, and the social connections we make cannot be overstated. This trove of data produced by our online interactions has led to the creation of a new economy defined by who owns access to this data, and who does not. This intangible data economy is massive - larger than any commodity, including oil. And just like oil in the early 20th century,

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