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Thorsten Dittmar

A tech nerd since before that was a thing to be. Entrepreneur, investor, and mentor for 30+ years. Thorsten started his computer science career in the early 80s when he had a 4 color Mohawk haircut and most of the computers were the size of a garage. In early 2019, Thorsten founded his latest venture polypoly.eu, which aims to give each individual back the sovereignty over their digital data, and in this way, support the flow of European data capital back into the local markets.

In conversation: Facebook, data sovereignty, and why GDPR is flawed

Thorsten Dittmar · November 25, 2021

In recent weeks, the topic of data privacy, data security, data sovereignty, and how social media platforms harvest and use our information has reared its head again. The most recent Facebook whistleblower, who divulged how the platform knows it is responsible for helping to create divisions through its algorithm, which