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Here is a partial list of VRM development efforts. (See About VRM). Some are organizations, some are commercial entities, some are standing open source code development efforts. (Not listed are the familiar and common tools that give all of us independence and means for engagement, such as browsers, email and text messaging.)

SOFTWARE and SERVICES

Intelligent Personal Assistants

MyWave † "'Frank' puts the customer in control of "getting personalised experiences anytime, anywhere, on any device."

Personal Clouds/PIMS (personal information management systems/services)

CozyCloud † - "a Personal Cloud you can host, customize and fully control"

Digi.me † "A copy of everything you said or shared, every photo you posted, every friend you made, all safe in a personalised library on your computer forever. With digi.me you can see the whole story of you, one that you own and control."

Meeco † "...an easy way to manage your digital life and control your information, so you can decide who you want to share it with and be rewarded for being you!"

Mydex †- "enables individuals to exchange personal data with confidence."

OneCub †- Le compte unique pour vos inscriptions en ligne (single account for online registration).

Oneexus † - "Always personal, private and safe. Keep your data with Onexus Cloud."

MyWave † "Puts the customer in control of getting personalised experiences anytime, anywhere, on any device."

OwnCloud - "Access your data from all your devices, on an open platform you can extend and modify."

OwnYourInfo † "Your Personal Data Vault."

Personal.com † - "Your cloud. Your data. Your rules."

Intentcasting

About2Buy † "A Collaborative Commerce System to Align Internet Buyers & Sellers Via Multiple Channels of Social Distribution."

Fetch † "...all you have to do is describe what you need with a text or a photo, and your personal buying assistant will handle the rest."

Crowdspending † "... gives each of us the power of all of us."

GetHuman † "Need to contact a company? Or have them call you? Get customer service faster and easier."

HomeAdvisor † "We help you find trusted home improvement pros."

Indie Dash Button † "This ... turns traditional advertising on its head, and removes the need for complicated targeting technology. Customers readily identify themselves, creating more valuable sales channels where guesswork is all but eliminated."

iNeed † "Don't Search. Find... iNeed is the app that puts your friends' recommendations inside a directory of anything you might need, from bars to builders. Find anything, anywhere with recommendations from friends. We're your little black book of everything." (Note: a different company than the below.)

iNeed † "Need something ? Make a request and we’ll get it done....iNeed is everyone’s personal assistant. Our network of assistants are always here to help." (Note: a different company from the above.)

Intently † - Intentcasting "shouts" for services

Instacart † "The best way to shop for groceries — Delivered from the stores you love in one hour"

Mesh † "Connect with only the things you love... See ads from brands that matter to you. And block the ones that don't."

MyTime † "Book appointments for anything."

Nifti † - Intentcasting "puts" in the market at customer (or community-) -chosen prices

Passo † - "Shopping online just got personal."

Pikaba † "Pikaba is Social Shopping Platform that captures consumer intent to purchase and connects them with the right local business."

PricePatrol † "monitors nearby stores for what you want at the price you want"

RedBeacon † "Trusted pros for a better home."

TaskRabbit † "Tell us what you need, let us know what we can take off your plate, choose a Tasker, hire one of our fully vetted Taskers to get the job done."

Thumbtack † "We help you hire experienced professionals at a price that's righ

Übokia † "Get anything you want on your terms."

WebOfNeeds - "A distributed marketplace driven by customer needs."

yellCast † "What you want, where you want it."

Zaarly † "Hire the best home services experts."

Privacy Protection

AbineDo Not Track Me, DeleteMe, MaskMe PrivacyWatch: privacy-protecting browser extensions and services

AdBlock Plus Ad and tracking blocking.

Emmett † "An easy to install browser plugin that protects your privacy online"

Disconnect.me † browser extentions to stop unwanted tracking, control data sharing

Ghostery † browser extension for tracking and controlling the trackers

GnuPG "encrypt and sign your data and communication

Heart "The HEART Working Group intends to harmonize and develop a set of privacy and security specifications that enable an individual to control the authorization of access to RESTful health-related data sharing APIs..."

Lightbeam "See who’s tracking you online" (from Mozilla, was Collusion)

Open Whisper Systems - "Open Source security for mobile devices."

Privacyfix † "One dashboard for your Facebook®, LinkedIn®, and Google® privacy. Blocks over 1200 trackers."

Privowny † - "Your personal data coach. Protect your identity/privacy. Track what the Internet knows about you."

ProxiMe Geofencing private health data in treatment contexts (e.g. Ebola)

slide presentation

Silent Circle † "Mobile Privacy Solutions for Individuals and Enterprise"

Wickr † "an iPhone encryption app any 3-year-old can use" and "secure communications that Leave No Trace"

Tails "a live system that aims to preserve your privacy and anonymity. It helps you to use the Internet anonymously and circumvent censorship almost anywhere you go and on any computer but leaving no trace unless you ask it to explicitly."

Tonido - "Access your files from anywhere. Share large files and folders with family, friends and colleagues. Setup public direct links so anyone can access the content or create a secure private share that only authorized people are allowed to access them."

Tor and the Tor Browser Bundle "prevents somebody watching your Internet connection"

UBOS - Linux distro for personal servers and internet-of-things devices controlled by the user, plus apps

Databases

InfoGrid - graph database for personal networking applications

ProjectDanube - open source software for identity and personal data services

Messaging

Bitdrop † - "Share anything with anyone anonymously and securely."

Confide † - "Messages disappear after they're read, ensuring all of your communication remains private, confidential and always off the record."

Directly † - customer service Q&A site connecting to people who have worked in big companies and are willing to help when the company can’t or won't

Gliph †- private, secure identity management and messaging for smartphones

Hoccer † "The secure messenger for fast easy datasharing available for iOS and Android"

OTR Off-the-Record Messaging "allows you to have private conversations over instant messaging"

PingUp (was Getabl) †- chat utility for customers to engage with merchants the instant customers are looking for something

TrustFabric † - "facilitates smarter relationships between businesses and individuals"

==PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (aka PIMs; Personal Clouds, Stores, Lockers and Vaults)

4th Party † "C2B platform for trusted brands"

Camilstore Personal storage system. "Note that it's a 'storage system', not just a 'file system'."

Digitteria † - "...puts people at the heart of managing their data usage. Digitteria’s products allow people to protect and share their information with third parties on their own terms."

Enigma "...a decentralized cloud platform with guaranteed privacy. Personal data is stored, shared and analyzed without ever being fully revealed to any party."

ForgeRock † "Builds secure relationships across the modern Web including cloud, social, mobile, and enterprise environments"

Geddup.com † - personal data and relationship management

Glome † "Anonymously control Web's offerings and get paid for interacting with businesses"

Hushmail † "a private email account with no ads, first class technical support and unlimited email aliases"

InformationAnswers † "Where CRM meets VRM...a consulting and development business centred on the emerging personal data ecosystem"

LastPass † - a secure password vault and service

Lavaboom † "free secure email for everybody"

The Locker Project - open source, personal data

MeWe † "keeps you up-to-date with everything happening in your groups and with your Contacts." MyCloud is its personal cloud. Also, "MeWe doesn't own your content - you do!"

MyDigipass † Secure login. "The ultimate password app"

Mydex †- personal data stores and other services

OneCub †- Le compte unique pour vos inscriptions en ligne (single account for online registration)

Oneexus † - "Always personal, private and safe. Keep your data with Onexus Cloud."

Sandstorm - "an open source platform for personal servers."

Paoga † - "a technology platform that provides individuals and organisations with a secure repository to enter your personal information and data"