Today's #TechTerm of the day is: #Tokenisation 🪙
Tokenisation is the process of replacing sensitive data with a non-sensitive equivalent.
For example, rather than saving your payment info, websites store a token that represents it
When it comes to #Dentralised social media, #ActivityPub (and #Mastodon by extension ) offers a good middle ground. Other #protocols either are too technical for normal people or they rely on a company for funding ( e.g #Bluesky )