Tag: SSI

  • Open Source SSI: The Future of Digital ID

    Open Source SSI: The Future of Digital ID

    In our rapidly evolving digital world, the way we manage and verify our identities is undergoing a fundamental transformation. At the forefront of this change is the concept of Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI), which is set to redefine digital identity management. This exploration delves into the essence of SSI, particularly its open-source variant, and examines why…

  • Simple Truths: The Case for Self-Sovereign Identity

    Simple Truths: The Case for Self-Sovereign Identity

    The world moves. Technology advances. We find ourselves standing at crossroads, staring at paths paved by Big Gov and Big Tech. Both promise the same thing: a digital ID for the new age. But the truth? It’s found somewhere else – in Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI). Here’s why. Big Gov has strength. It has power. But…

  • The Sinister Facet of Government-Issued Health Passports: Why SSI Is a Better Solution

    The Sinister Facet of Government-Issued Health Passports: Why SSI Is a Better Solution

    As we grapple with the global health crisis, several nations have implemented health passports, digital documents showing an individual’s health status. While they may seem like a practical solution to ensuring public health safety, these passports are not without concerns. In fact, they raise numerous ethical, legal, and privacy issues. Critics argue that such passports…

  • Self-Sovereign Identity as a Business Opportunity

    Self-Sovereign Identity as a Business Opportunity

    In the digital age, personal data has become one of the most valuable commodities. However, the traditional methods of managing digital identity have been fraught with challenges, such as data breaches, identity theft, and lack of privacy. Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) offers a new approach to digital identity management, which gives individuals full control over their…

  • National Digital ID is not Self-Sovereign ID

    National Digital ID is not Self-Sovereign ID

    National Digital ID is not Self-Sovereign ID National Digital ID is not Self-Sovereign ID, yes it’s a good place to start. You need to have Government issued identification, or a birth certificate in order to create Self-Sovereign ID. The passport will always remain a key document for proving your identity but if your only Digital…

  • Evolution of Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI)

    Evolution of Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI)

    Trust in Governments, the UN, or Corporations has eroded to the point where most people know that online privacy protection is an empty promise. Very few people trust the intent or purpose for collecting data because they don’t trust the people mandating the collection. However, the pandemic caused the necessity of better digital identification systems,…

  • Artificial Intelligence and Self-Sovereign Identity

    Artificial Intelligence and Self-Sovereign Identity

    Artificial Intelligence is diametric to Self-Sovereign Identity. In an exclusive two-hour interview in Moscow to mark the publication of his memoirs, Permanent Record, Snowden said dire warnings that his disclosures would cause harm had not come to pass, and even former critics now conceded “we live in a better, freer and safer world” because of…

  • World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and Self-sovereign Identity (SSI)

    World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and Self-sovereign Identity (SSI)

    The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has approved a charter for a new Working Group tasked with standardizing the data model and syntax of decentralizedidentifiers (DIDs)—the ID keys of self-sovereign identity. The Verifiable Claims Working Group has published a Proposed Recommendation of Verifiable Credentials Data Model 1.0. Credentials are a part of our daily lives;…