Wallets Can’t be the Adapters Between Credential Formats This post is a bit of a throwback to the cultural norm we had in this community at the beginning MEF: London/virtual on May 25th – The Dawn of Personal and Organizational Identity Last year Michael Becker invited me to London to speak at this event. It was really fun if under-attended. This Identiverse Session on Historical Self-Sovereign Identity At Identiverse in 2022 I presented this paper about Understanding SSI in historical context. The Presentation's Key Highlights To see DICE: bringing the IIW format to Europe I'm really excited about an event coming up in a few weeks. The Digital Identity unConference Europe - DICE. Heidi, Podcast with NEWFORUM comparing Web3 and Decentralized Identity In a podcast hosted by NEWFORUM and centered on the topic of Web3 vs Decentralized Identity, I discussed a variety My Government Funded Research / Reports Yes I have worked for the government as a sub-contractor (that is my contract was with a contractor who had Decentralized Identity: Keynote Panel at Hyperledger Global Forum At the Hyperledger Foundation conference last year in Dublin, I participated in a keynote panel discussion regarding decentralized identity, the Thoughtful Biometrics 2023 takeaways The 2nd Thoughtful Biometrics Workshop happened a month ago on March 16th, 2023 and we had 75 people registered for Industry orgs “warn” states against BIPA style laws. Why not have a dialogue at Thoughtful Biometrics Workshop – March 16th People and their representatives are rightly concerned about how biometric systems are used. This week while reading all the industry Biometrics =/= Digital ID I have been engaging with folks who work developing biometric systems and folks who are concerned about biometric systems for Federal Agencies using Facial Recognition Technology: GAO report from 2021 I just learned about a 2021 GAO report. It says that This means it is likely that more agencies are Biometric Exit – its creepy. I work on digital identity and this described below experience really highlighted the problem with much of the Biometrics industry Digital ID architectures matter. So does the way we talk about them. I am reading a new article out asking if 2023 is the year of Digital ID. It might be - Biometrics in Airports? Senators call for a ban. The IBIA & SIA respond. Lets discuss at Thoughtful Biometrics Workshop March... One of the big developments related to biometrics in the United States in the last month is a call by Who is invited to the Thoughtful Biometrics Workshop? The workshop is coming up March 16th virtually. If what I write below resonates with you please consider joining us Speaking at the 2023 Conference of the Plurality Research Network At the Plurality Research Network Conference 2023, which commenced on January 13, 2022, and continued through January 15, 2023, I delivered a What are biometrics? I first was exposed to biometrics at scale when I was working within the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Questions Asked at Exploring the Future of Digital Identity: Insights from Better Identity Coalition Day This post highlights the two questions I asked during the event of Better Identity Coalition Day on the 25th of IAPP Event: An Intro for Data Privacy Pros to Self-Sovereign Identity An event hosted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) asked me to give a talk on the subject DWeb 2022 Talk: Decentralized Identity Open Standards At the invitation of the organizers of DWeb Camp 2022, I delivered a session on the subject of three open Forbes Quotes me on Social Media’s Future considering Safety & Identity I was cited in an article that was published in Forbes. The article was part of a series that was Quoted in IEEE article about Worldcoin and their shift to Digital ID. I was asked to offer my perspective on the risks associated with the biometric data of Worldcoin, which was included Save the Date: APAC Digital Identity unConference, March 1-3, 2023 We are really thrilled to announce the first APAC Digital Identity unConference March 1-3, Bangkok, Thailand. Registration is now LIVE! Identosphere Infominer and I have been publishing the weekly Identosphere Newsletter and Summary of all that is happening Self-Sovereign and Decentralized Thoughtful Biometrics Workshop It is happening again. February 13-17th. March 16th Registration is open. Two things happened today that solidified the decision to 1 2 3 … 48 Next ยป