* [Why do you care about identity?](https://wider.team/2022/01/18/phil-cares-about-identity/)Phil Wolff
I love that it’s more than a technical discussion. It’s laws. Sociology. Politics and civics. Commerce. Psychology. Ethics. History. Economy. All the humanities.
Identity touches everything. It always will. Computation and communication continue their pervasion, and identity spreads with them.
Hank explores different ways of understanding identity – including the Indiscernibility of Identicals, and essential and accidental properties. In what ways does affect identity? In what ways does it not? What does it mean for a thing to persist over time?
* [What occurs when physical beings transition to information beings?](https://www.mydigitalfootprint.com/2021/05/what-occurs-when-physical-beings.html)
* [Our Language Reflects Our Values](https://auth0.com/blog/our-language-reflects-our-values/)Auth0
> At Auth0, we believe that consistent, iterative improvement leads to incredible results. We recognize that addressing our use of biased language is an ongoing process rather than a one-and-done effort. With our guidelines and principles in place, all employees are empowered to address biased language as they find it. We all have an obligation to be intentional with our language and consider how all words we use have the potential to reflect our values and beliefs.
* [Removing Anonymity Online Would Risk The Most Vulnerable Users](https://anonyome.com/2021/04/removing-anonymity-online-would-risk-the-most-vulnerable-users/)Anonym
> We all know online abuse can be incredibly damaging and [Pew](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2017/07/11/online-harassment-2017/)puts it like this: “In its milder forms, [online abuse] creates a layer of negativity that people must sift through as they navigate their daily routines online. At its most severe, it can compromise users’ privacy, force them to choose when and where to participate online, or even pose a threat to their physical safety.”
Ecosystem
* [OWI Digital Identity Landscape: 2021](https://oneworldidentity.com/2021-digital-identity-landscape/)
> is a tool and framework we’ve developed to help provide an in-depth look at how Digital Identity applications are evolving and how intersections across solution segments are shaping next-generation strategies. Below is an example of one of the many framework overlays we use to assess the Landscape – click through the honeycombs to learn more about each segment.
### Never gets coverage
- Selfkey
- Shyft
- Kilt
- Safle
- Ontology
- Verus
Mostly Iffy
- Cheqd
- Dizme
- Civic
- Digital Trust Ventures - Timothy Ruff’s new company
