> Better would be a standardized, secure public service to store and retrieve data on top of which any protocol could be built.
Sounds like a good idea. Do you know if any public entity has made an attempt at this space? I don't even know how to begin a search for this kind of work let alone if it exists.
I have a friend who’s trying to work with state governors (in the USA) to establish a block-chain where each state hosts one node of the network. But, I haven’t keep current with what he’s doing.
Better would be a standardized, secure public service to store and retrieve data on top of which any protocol could be built.
Once people own and control their service data, lots of things will become decoupled.