{
  "id": 20008727,
  "title": "Let Me Let You Own Your Data",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/let-me-let-you-own-your-data",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-14T16:08:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lobsters",
    "slug": "lobsters",
    "url": "https://www.willett.io/posts/data/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the world of web development, there is a growing concern about the balance between privacy and functionality. One developer, while working on the Cheapskate app, came to realize that there is a fundamental problem at hand. The app relies on Supabase for its essential components such as authentication and a SQL datastore. The developer is content with using Supabase for these tasks, but there is an underlying issue - the developer does not want to own the user's data.\n\nShouldn't financial details and personal information belong with the user themselves, rather than with the app owner? This sentiment raises the question of whether it is even feasible to create a web application with comparable convenience and functionality to Supabase. After extensive attempts, the developer concluded that all available options compromise on the data model, utilizing KV or blob storage instead of an API that allows SQL queries, similar to a typical application.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Developer concerned about data ownership in web apps",
    "Supabase used for authentication and SQL datastore",
    "Developer seeks user control over personal data"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}