Sovereignty · Proposed experience
Know Your Data
Selbstbestimmung beginnt damit, die eigenen Daten zu verstehen.
Explore one digital service, map the personal data it holds and identify the choices you can actually exercise.
Who it is for.
Anyone who wants to understand the data behind an everyday digital service.
What to bring.
Request your account export in advance; delivery can take time. A sample account pack is available.
What you take away.
- A personal data map for one service, with clear gaps and unanswered questions.
- A control checklist distinguishing available settings, requests and uncertain effects.
- A documented next step and a plan for checking the provider’s response.
Opens your email app with this experience in the subject. Your enquiry is non-binding; we reply by email to clarify the next steps.
The challenge.
Settings, data exports and privacy explanations describe different parts of a service. Bring them together and distinguish controls you can use from questions that remain unanswered.
What you do.
Inspect a prepared account export or sample dataset. Identify data you provided, records of your activity and any inferences the service makes visible.
Read the relevant service explanations and settings. Map stated uses, visible recipients and available choices, marking anything you cannot establish from the evidence.
Choose a next step, such as changing an optional setting or preparing an access request. Record its scope and any confirmation still needed.
Show what you have learned.
Explain one choice you can exercise, one question you cannot yet answer and the evidence needed to distinguish them.