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The Data Transfer Project is an open-source initiative which features data portability between multiple online platforms.[1][2] The project is launched and introduced by Google in July 20, 2018, and has currently partnered with Facebook, Microsoft, and Twitter.[3][4]
Background
The project was formed by Google in 2017, hoping to provide a platform that could allow individuals move their online data between different platforms, without the need of downloading and re-uploading data.[5] The ecosystem is achieved by extracting different files through various available APIs released by online platforms and translating such codes so that it could be compatible to other platforms.[6][7]
In July 20, 2018, the joint project was announced. The source code, which has been uploaded to GitHub, was mainly written by Google and Microsoft's engineers.[8]
