profilesto
Profilesto is a term used in discussions of digital identity and data portability to describe the idea of portable user profiles that can be carried across online services. In this conception, a profilesto consists of core identity attributes (such as name, handle, preferences, and privacy settings) that a user can authorize to be shared with participating platforms. The goal is to reduce friction in onboarding, improve consistency of identity, and give users more control over their data by centralizing consent and governance mechanisms.
Proponents argue profilesto would rely on standardized data schemas and interoperable APIs to enable cross-service profile
Implementation discussions reference existing privacy-by-design principles and data portability initiatives, such as general privacy protections and
In practice, profilesto remains largely conceptual and appears mainly in policy debates, academic proposals, and industry
See also: digital identity, data portability, identity federation, privacy by design.