You open a website, eager to check the news.
Before the page loads, a wild cookie banner appears:
‘We will share your data with 1,200 partners.’
Partners? Who are these people, and why should they know anything about you?
Autonomi is a set of protocols that together form people owned infrastructure to break free from platforms that control us. Like it or not, much of our online life today is shaped by algorithms we don’t see and companies we don’t trust. They decide what we read, what we watch, and how our data is used. The internet has become essential to daily life but it comes with strings attached. Every click, post, and message is tracked, analyzed, and often sold to the highest bidder.
What you need to know
- Corporations have taken the internet hostage.
- Our personal data is being weaponized for ads, influence, and profit.
- It’s 2025, and yet massive data breaches are still the norm.
- Governments grab power by limiting online privacy all over de globe.
What makes autonomi different
Instead of relying on server farms, it runs on the spare resources of everyday people.
Storage space, bandwidth, and computing power.
Each device becomes a node in a global network that no single company can control.
Difference
- Decentralization: No single company controls the network or part of the network.
- Ownership: Users own their data, assets, and online identity.
- Privacy & Freedom: People can interact without surveillance or gatekeepers.
- Trustless: No need to rely on banks, governments, or corporations.
- Interoperable: Seamless flow of assets, identity, and apps across the network.
- User Empowerment: The internet is built for the people, by the people.
Use cases
Autonomi isn’t just theory. It’s designed to power real-world applications. Here are a few ways people could use it and apps that are already being built:
File Sharing
Send and store files without relying on Dropbox, Google Drive, or WeTransfer. On Autonomi, your files are encrypted and split across the network—so only you (and those you choose) can access them.
Websites
Publish websites that don’t depend on corporate hosting or servers. No single company can take them offline, and no platform can decide what gets shown.
Storing Medical Data
Health records are some of the most sensitive data we have. On Autonomi, patients and doctors could store and share medical files privately, without risking leaks from centralized hospital servers.
Academic Freedom Across Borders
If you’re a university professor or researcher working internationally, you can move data across borders without worrying about censorship, theft, or surveillance. Your research stays yours.
A Fairer Music Industry
Imagine a music platform where artists upload their work directly to the network and get paid fairly when people listen. No middlemen, no labels taking the biggest cut. Just creators and their audiences.
Private AI
Run AI models without handing your data to tech giants. On Autonomi, both the model and your inputs stay encrypted and local to the network so you can use AI tools without sacrificing your privacy.