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| This is a Make OpenData.ch [[event:2013-03|2013 finance hackdays]] project with a focus on analyzing personal consumer data. We have started by aggregating shopping receipts available from the [[http://www.migros.ch/cumulus/de/|Cumulus]] incentive points program run by Migros, one of the largest supermarkets chains in the country and would be interested in expanding the concept to others. | This is a Make OpenData.ch [[event:2013-03|2013 finance hackdays]] project with a focus on analyzing personal consumer data. We have started by aggregating shopping receipts available from the [[http://www.migros.ch/cumulus/de/|Cumulus]] incentive points program run by Migros, one of the largest supermarkets chains in the country and would be interested in expanding the concept to others. |
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| | This project is currently no longer live. We are looking for support to bring this to the general public. |
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| We believe that the data we help to collect while making purchases can be relevant and useful to us individual shoppers, and we want to try starting popular action to aggregate this (anonymously) with others in our community. Although it is unlikely that we will get broad access to this highly valuable data, we want to at least learn some of the same things that shops are already learning about us: what, when and where we make our purchases, what are the patterns, how do we compare. To get around commercial closed data policy, we can liberate, i.e. open our personal data by uploading it to a shared repository. | We believe that the data we help to collect while making purchases can be relevant and useful to us individual shoppers, and we want to try starting popular action to aggregate this (anonymously) with others in our community. Although it is unlikely that we will get broad access to this highly valuable data, we want to at least learn some of the same things that shops are already learning about us: what, when and where we make our purchases, what are the patterns, how do we compare. To get around commercial closed data policy, we can liberate, i.e. open our personal data by uploading it to a shared repository. |
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| The project is live at **[[http://www.cumulizer.eu|cumulizer.eu]]** | {{:project:finance:cumulus-sketch-1.jpg?200|}} {{:project:cumulizer_heatmap.jpg?275|Cumulizer Heatmap}} |
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| ===== Data ===== | ===== Data ===== |
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| You are now ready to share your personal data with us. At the moment we do not have a live application, but if you are really eager to help, please send us your CSV files directly to //cstuder AT existenz DOT ch// | You are now ready to share your personal data with us. At the moment we do not have a live application, but if you are really eager to help, please send us your [[data@cumulizer.eu|CSV files directly]]. |
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| ===== Legal status ===== | ===== Legal status ===== |
| (rough translation: they link to the government standard form which you can fill out to request an export of all your personal data) | (rough translation: they link to the government standard form which you can fill out to request an export of all your personal data) |
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| In the [[http://www.migros.ch/cumulus/de/ueber-cumulus/geschaeftsbedingungen.html|Terms and Conditions]] and [[http://www.migros.ch/de/rechtliches-impressum/rechtliches-impressum.html|Impressum]] there is no mention of restrictions on the use of the personal Cumulus data. At the moment we assume, and will contact their management to check, that they will not restrict us from using the receipt data from our personal accounts any way we can, including sharing it publicly. We will obviously not try to collect any other person's data without their full cooperation, attempt to circumvent any of their security, or put any automated scraping/spidering in place. We are really hoping to find a way to cooperate with the Cumulus program, not abuse the allowances they have made that make this project possible. | In the [[http://www.migros.ch/cumulus/de/ueber-cumulus/geschaeftsbedingungen.html|Terms and Conditions]] and [[http://www.migros.ch/de/rechtliches-impressum/rechtliches-impressum.html|Impressum]] there is no mention of restrictions on the use of the personal Cumulus data. At the moment we assume, and will contact their management to check, that they will not restrict us from using the receipt data from our personal accounts any way we can, including sharing it publicly. |
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| | We will obviously not try to collect any other person's data without their full cooperation, attempt to circumvent any of their security, or put any automated scraping/spidering in place. This requires clear statements and terms of use on the site. We are hoping to find a way to cooperate with the Cumulus program, and ensure that we do not abuse the allowances they have made that make this project possible. |
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| | If you are able to provide additional legal input, [[data@cumulizer.eu|please do]]. |
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| ===== Project status ===== | ===== Project status ===== |
| * In Phase II we are aiming to let users upload their own data, so that we get aggregate data from the community, allowing comparison between users who may wish to add a simple profile, and show common trends. | * In Phase II we are aiming to let users upload their own data, so that we get aggregate data from the community, allowing comparison between users who may wish to add a simple profile, and show common trends. |
| * In Phase III we will be able to link our data with other sources, showing additional information about user purchases, and how buying trends align with, for example [[http://worldbank.270a.info/classification/indicator.html|semantically interlinked economic data]] (world bank via [[data:270a]]) and open [[https://explore.data.gov/Income-Expenditures-Poverty-and-Wealth/Consumer-Expenditure-Survey/3chw-d2fd|consumer surveys]] (data.gov). We will also create APIs and, having a sufficient user base, the project itself will be interesting to social scientists who are reportedly starved for accurate personal economic data. | * In Phase III we will be able to link our data with other sources, showing additional information about user purchases, and how buying trends align with, for example [[http://worldbank.270a.info/classification/indicator.html|semantically interlinked economic data]] (world bank via [[data:270a]]) and open [[https://explore.data.gov/Income-Expenditures-Poverty-and-Wealth/Consumer-Expenditure-Survey/3chw-d2fd|consumer surveys]] (data.gov). We will also create APIs and, having a sufficient user base, the project itself will be interesting to social scientists who are reportedly starved for accurate personal economic data. |
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| | If you'd like to take part in the planning, or otherwise contribute your expertise, please [[data@cumulizer.eu|contact us]]. |
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| ===== Technical information ===== | ===== Technical information ===== |
| * [[http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/what-does-the-consumer-data-industry-know-about-you/273829/|What does the consumer data industry know about you]] (The Atlantic) explores a few more perspectives on the subject | * [[http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/what-does-the-consumer-data-industry-know-about-you/273829/|What does the consumer data industry know about you]] (The Atlantic) explores a few more perspectives on the subject |
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| {{tag>status:live needs:expert consumer product}} | {{tag>status:demo needs:expert finance}} |