Remember when the internet was just starting out?

Back then, no one cared about privacy issues—because there was simply no need. You chatted with friends on AIM or MSN, browsed websites casually, and occasionally bought something online. No one was digging into your data behind the scenes, and no one was packaging and selling your information to the highest bidder.

Now? The situation has changed dramatically.

Every time you go online, from search habits to shopping records, from location data to browsing history, everything is recorded, analyzed, and traded. You think you're operating in privacy, but in reality, your digital identity is fully exposed. Big tech companies treat data as a commodity, and users have become the product.

This is also why more and more people are beginning to think: we need to reclaim our data sovereignty. The early promise of the internet was freedom and decentralization; now it's time to return to that original vision.