A Model for Protecting Personal Information using Blockchain
Thauriq Jappie, Basie von Solms, Jaco du Toit, Dustin Terence van der Haar · 2021 IST-Africa Conference (IST-Africa) · 2021
Users have lost control and ownership of their personal information in Cyberspace. A user’s personal information is scattered across many (company) databases in Cyberspace, which introduces many security risks. The user usually has no idea where his/her personal data is stored in Cyberspace, and has very little, if any, control over consolidating or deleting such data. The purpose of the research presented in this paper is to explore an alternative approach to return the ownership and control of their data to the real owners. This will allow for the secured ownership and control of personal information by the real owner. This new approach will use the Blockchain technology, together with Smart Contracts, to put the owner in charge of his/her personal data, and ensure the control and secure access to such data. In this paper, we will present a model, called the “SUUS CHAIN” model, to manage the ownership of personal data.