# User behavior and search data is worth billions to companies — should users be compensated for this?

# It's time to take the internet back! <h1>

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# THE PROBLEM <h2>

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Internet giants come across as the friendliest companies, always doing everything for us - free search, free mail, free chat. Always on the edge of innovation. Know how they get there? You! Every time you search or click on an ad, they are paid hundreds if not THOUSANDS of dollars from the companies behind the ad. And depending on where you live, the price tag could get even higher. Why should you do all the work and they reap all the benefits? It’s time to take back the Internet and make it ours.

# THE SOLUTION <h2>

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BitClave is the next generation of data privacy. We believe that your data is your own, and that you should have control over who can use it- and how. We're building a decentralized search engine that helps you truly find what you're looking for and get compensated for your data directly from the retailers you're interested in, making third-party advertising networks unnecessary and irrelevant ads a thing of the past. BitClave is powered by blockchain, the world's most private and secure database, so you can rest assured your data is protected. And unlike the advertising middlemen, we don't make money off of your data.

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-YOU MAKE THE MONEY

Not "THEM" - Instead of the ad companies getting paid by retailers for your data, you get handsomely compensated - and we’re not talking chump change - we’re talking hundreds of dollars per offer...

-CRYPTO FOR THE MASSES

Finally get into the cryptocurrency game - CAT is a great place to start - you earn it with the data you share rather than buying it and your CATs can be traded as any other cryptocurrency.

-PRIVATE DATA

Anything you search for or click on is only your business. If a business wants your business, they need to pay for this data.

-DON'T SEARCH - FIND!

Find things that matter and are truly meaningful - not just offers that have paid for top billing.

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# USE CASES <h3>

TIME TO BUY A NEW CAR?

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You have put in the time and now you are ready to cash in on a sweet ride. You go to the BitClave app, search for the car of your dreams and opt in to share your data with certain dealer. They, in turn, can make you an offer you can not refuse. Whether you take the offer or not - you will get CAT Cash either way from all dealerships that made you an offer. 

HOUSE HUNTING

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It is time to move, and you have a specific vision for your dream home. You have a lot of specific criteria and need to stay within budget, but where to start? You open the BitClave App on your phone and search for realtors. Thanks to data that you have shared with BitClave, you are served offers only from realtors who can meet your needs and you will earn CAT Cash from each offer you engage with.

STAY FASHIONABLE

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 You are impeccably chic and pride yourself on not breaking the bank when you shop. What is the secret? Over time, the more offers you engage with on the BitClave App, the better, more personalized offers you are served. So, while you are earning CAT  that you can use to make purchases, you are tailoring the search platform to your unique sense of style.   

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ROADMAP

-Q1 2017
Assembling the co-founding team and developing initial idea

-Q2 2017
Building development and marketing team

Creating a first draft of white paper

-Q3 2017
Initial pre-sale

Internal testing of alpha version

Signing initial partners and customers

Release of smart contracts

Start of alpha and first customers

Start of crowdfunding event

-Q4 2017
Completion of crowdfunding event

Token distribution

Listing on exchanges

Release of beta version of the product

Partnership with scalable blockchains

-Q1 2018
Improvements of Anonymization and Ranking system in collaboration with CMU

Release of open source SDK

Building of ecosystem with development community participation

-Q3 2018
Partner releases of vertical solutions - Job Search, Retail and Automotive Search, Real Estate Search

Signing partners and customers

-Q1 2019
Scalability development

Integration with scalable file system

Search optimizations

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