a new era of internet ownership

by James · March 26, 2023

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Understanding identity online

Today, your online identity consists of hundreds of data points that create a profile of who you are and all of your online preferences, but it’s fragmented across the internet, with Instagram owning your social identity, commercial websites owning your shopping identities, and so on.

Google (baba) knows everything about you, from your shopping habits to your creepy story [:)]. Our identities are thoroughly researched to predict our behavioral intentions and commercialize our online identities with preferred recommendations.

We lack ownership of our own data here, with each individual inhabiting Web2 having multiple fragmented digital identities where various third parties have bits and pieces and only show parts of the picture, creating vulnerabilities for those third parties.

Privacy has been a significant concern in the Web2 community, which then saw hope in the form of NFT domains. These were offered as a viable solution to solve all online identity problems and a bright and decentralized problem.

NFT domains and the democratization of online identity

NFT domains provided a democratic solution for online identities by developing new methods and concepts based on a decentralized blockchain culture. Each user has a distinct identity that is independent of any centralized application.

The NFT domain gave new life to online identities and created a cycle where the holding party could manage, update and manage them as they wished. The new principles established by NFT domains are as follows:

Be yourself as you “own” the NFT domain of Quik.com forever and just say goodbye to the rental mechanism.
Create a single identity for all platforms with NFT domains from Quik.com or Unstoppable Domains.
Who rules your world: You. Who controls your world: You. Who owns your world: You. Since NFT domains eliminate the entire role of marketplaces when transferred to a wallet, the holding party is the sole owner and controller.

These are the essential principles it follows regarding web identity ownership, which is unthinkable on a centralized web2 platform. Furthermore, more applications can be experimented with and implemented because the technology is open to new inventions due to its interoperable qualities.

A new era of internet ownership

Let’s explore a new area where we can learn more about NFT domains and how they have greatly democratized online identity.

No more centralized fear of censorship

NFT domains are stored on the blockchain instead of a centralized database managed by ICANN, making them resistant to censorship and more secure against hacks, breaches and domain controlling bodies’ burdensome restrictions and regulations.

Your social media account is essentially a free commodity that you build by paying for it with data, content and other material that you upload to the platform.

Furthermore, the Platform reserves the right to censor, delete or ban you or your material at any time. Because it owns your identity and you are simply a product that uses its features.

NFT domains are fearless technology for people who are willing to play with innovation to the extent that they are creative. Anyone concerned about centralized data control of online identity censorship can purchase an NFT domain from Quik.com and begin their decentralized journey.

No more one-to-one identities

As previously stated, NFT domains have enabled users to have a single identity across all platforms. You can log in with an NFT domain, sign the transaction and access an application with all your stored information instantly integrated into the app or website.

The twist here is that you log in with email is not the same as how you log in with the NFT domain because the data part here is owned and managed by you. You can change your settings and limit specific data if you do not want to disclose certain information.

This new era of online identity with NFT domains is a one-for-all decentralized personality with one reputation, one data storage, and one user personality, providing a transparent and secure web3 arena significantly more than web2.

So why wait?