Our Values: Individuals own their own data, and proof of identity, have a right to choose privacy, assert proof of claims and the level of sharing they wish to do, basic human rights extend to the digital realm
Our Vision is the emergence of a world where individuals are in greater control of their lives with the freedom to chose how and what to personal data to share and have a balanced relationship with each other, society as a whole, governments and organisations
Our Mission is to empower individuals to manage their lives more effectively through convenient, trustworthy access and control of the personal data and how it is used by them and others
Our strategy is to create, evolve and maintain a secure, trustworthy and convenient open personal data ecosystem that achieves the mission, realises our vision and aligns with our values
Ensuring trust Mydex is registered as a Community Interest Company (CIC), supported by the Young Foundation which specialises in launching sustainable social enterprises. The CIC legal form allows Mydex to be sustainable and requires it be run for community benefit. Crucially, the CIC’s assets and any profits must be used for the community purposes for which Mydex is established. Its assets cannot be acquired by another party to which such restrictions do not apply.
Mydex’s founders are:
William Heath, Chairman. William is an entrepreneur active in personal data and digital rights. He is founder and chair of Ctrl-Shift Ltd; an adviser to Open Rights Group, FIPR and The Dextrous Web; and a Fellow of the Young Foundation. He moderates the “IdealGovernment” blog.
Alan Mitchell, Head of Strategy. Alan started developing the concepts of person-centric commerce and personal information empowerment with his book Right Side Up in 2001, followed by The New Bottom Line in 2003. He founded the Buyer Centric Commerce Forum in 2004 and is an active participant in Project VRM.
David Alexander, joined as Commercial Director, A former group development director at Computacenter plc, he is currently non executive chairman of Eruma plc, and an active coach, lecturer and consultant through his own business Solutions – Make the Difference. David is also the co-author of the CRM Pocketbook (2001).
Bill H Washburn has been at the cutting edge of Internet developments for over a decade as Chief Policy Officer of RealNames Corp, an Executive Director at XNS.org, Opinity and the OpenID Foundation. As well as serving on the board of Mydex, Bill is a consultant to the Symbian Foundation, Chairman of the Board at XDI.org and an Executive Director at Berkeley Mobile International Collaborative. Bill has a Ph.D in Public Policy from Stanford.
