Data Transfer Project by Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, etc.
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I was shocked to see the list of partners involved (which is why I assume their logos are big and bold and center). I'm glad to see them participating, but I wonder what their motivation is? Is it truly genuine? I know for example that when we made the reddit API people questioned our motives since "the data was everything" and "how can reddit be willing to make the data so accessible", but we knew that in reality "the community…
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- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 392
- Total comments
- 119
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-20 | The Data Transfer ProjectFirst breakout | l2dy | 138 | 50 |
| 2019-12-19 | DataTransferProject.dev | cameronbrown | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-03-04 | The Data Transfer Project | soared | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-03-05 | Data Transfer Project | adim86 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-03-05 | Data Transfer Project by Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, etc.Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | aleyan | 250 | 69 |