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The Path to Sovereign Data: Challenges and Priorities in Local-First Computing

InfoQJuly 13, 20263 min read

A panel on data ownership challenged the definition of "ownership," arguing it must extend beyond simple account control to include structural independence, interoperability, and community governance. Speakers like Zenna Fiscella, Paul Frazee, Boris Mann, and Robin Berjon emphasised the need for shared standards, unbundled platforms, and better tools to support user sovereignty. By Olimpiu Pop

Local-first computing advocates argued that "data ownership" had to mean practical user power, interoperable infrastructure, and governance models beyond individual account control, during a panel at Local First Conf 2026 in Berlin titled Data Ownership Beyond Local-First. The panel brought together Zenna Fiscella of Scuttlebutt,…

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