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You can look into "Sovereign Identity", which could offer a solution to this very problem, in theory. It's a decentralised digital identity framework using cryp
by weddpros 2y ago
You can look into "Sovereign Identity", which could offer a solution to this very problem, in theory. It's a decentralised digital identity framework using cryptography.
The idea is to take identity upside down: you issue your own identity (think key pair), and an authority certifies it (aka. signature). That's why it's called sovereign.
Adding zero knowledge proofs adds support for more privacy preserving tech: prove your address is in a specific country, without giving your address, or prove your age without giving your birthdate.
Although it could all be implemented today, governments don't... because they love centralisation for the power it gives them. European institutions are working on Sovereign Identity projects, but it's mostly 100% centralised bullshit from what I know.
As with all things cryptographic, if you don't own the keys, you own nothing.
- arcticbull 2y ago> As with all things cryptographic, if you don't own the keys, you own nothing. Ownership is a social construct and socially enforced, pretending otherwise isn't particularly effective. The last few years must have at least taught us that much.
- yownie 2y agoIs that what [this project](https://rns.id/app/palauidinfo https://rns.id/app/palauidinfo) is trying to do in Palua?
- weddpros 2y agolooks like it... DIDs are a part of the tech
- Arainach 2y ago>As with all things cryptographic, if you don't own the keys, you own nothing And so when someone on the street steals your wallet or your house burns down, you no longer own anything. Brilliant!
- weddpros 2y agoExactly like with your paper wallet, you'll have to go to the authorities and they'll have to certify your new ID / keys... except it's possible to rekey you identity, to have escrows hold rescue keys, etc... many things you can't do without a Digital ID. Brilliant indeed