We are nonprofit because the inherent nature of a for-profit company is to take advantage of an opportunity to earn more.
Our data should be aggregated, accurate, and unbiased
We believe that popularity and proxy algorithms implemented by for-profit companies are not generally in our best interests or in the best interest of our communities.
First, we believe popularity or proxy algorithms obscure or manipulate data (potentially for power or greed) and hence should not sit between our data and its consumption.
Second, we believe that the drive for profit creates digital data islands that impedes privacy and the insights.
Lastly, we believe that the aggregation of data with controls will foster new levels of innovation through both profits and nonprofits.
We must protect our data independence.
The Live Learn Innovate Foundation depends on donations to provide the infrastructure for the “It’s Our Lives” movement. In order to stay free of influence, we reserve the right to refuse donations that could restrict our operations or steer us away from our priorities and mission.
We seek financial contributions from a large number of donors, in order to avoid over-dependency on any single revenue source.
- Garmin was an example of losing access to our data due to hackers. We may also lose access or control over our data when there is a policy change due to acquisition, merger, or simply a change in strategy.
- Garmin reportedly paid multimillion-dollar ransom after suffering cyberattack, The Verge 8/2020
- We can lose our data as a result of hackers, bankruptcy, or error. LLIF will enable you to back and manage your data.
- Tech antitrust hearing targeting Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google: Everything you need to know – 7/2020
- How Many Ads And Trackers Does ONE Page Load? – 7/2020
- Hearings – Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 6: Examining the Dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law – 7/2020
- Why Capturing Everything Doesn’t Mean Complicating Everything, 7/2020
- If your actions are already being recorded, why not record them yourself?
- New Era of Smarter Food Safety, FDA 7/2020
- If the FDA sees data as the path to food safety with traceability, then why wouldn’t we treat the human body like our food supply chain?
- Google Will Delete Your Data by Default in 18 Months, Wired 6/2020
- Your Personal Data Is Worth Money. Andrew Yang Wants to Get You Paid, Singularity Hub, 6/2020
- The Case for Using Data Analytics in Your Personal Life – 8/2018
- The Personal Analytics of My Life – 3/2012
Who we are
The Live Learn Innovate Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit entity that empowers software users to regain control of their personally generated health data, gain intuitive insights about their social data, learn the impact of their environment on health, and build a foundation of data analytics that empowers research, academics, and innovation in economic development.
Use cases for this secure, private method of data aggregation appear everywhere, expanding to family care, community growth, agricultural planning, and many more things still unseen. Help us keep going by getting involved today.