diff --git a/_posts/identosphere-dump/educational-resources/media-coverage.md b/_posts/identosphere-dump/educational-resources/media-coverage.md index 0bba1c93..1bc1e0ef 100644 --- a/_posts/identosphere-dump/educational-resources/media-coverage.md +++ b/_posts/identosphere-dump/educational-resources/media-coverage.md @@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ Such are the capabilities of Pegasus, the spyware manufactured by NSO Group, the "Governments decide the requirements to travel; airlines and passengers need to comply," says the IATA on its website, emphasizing that the airline body is not itself mandating that passengers must have a Covid-19 vaccine in order to travel. +* [Media Mention: MIT Technology Review](https://identitywoman.net/media-mention-mit-technology-review/) Kaliya Young + +I was quoted in the article in MIT Technology Review on April 6, 2022, “Deception, exploited workers, and cash handouts: How Worldcoin recruited its first half a million test users.” + diff --git a/_posts/identosphere-dump/open-source-projects/hyperledger/anoncreds.md b/_posts/identosphere-dump/open-source-projects/hyperledger/anoncreds.md index d7063650..9b9d3983 100644 --- a/_posts/identosphere-dump/open-source-projects/hyperledger/anoncreds.md +++ b/_posts/identosphere-dump/open-source-projects/hyperledger/anoncreds.md @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +# Anoncreds + * [AnonCreds Indy-Pendence](https://blog.cheqd.io/anoncreds-indy-pendence-4946367469d4) Cheqd Part 1: Decoupling the reliance on Hyperledger Indy and creating more extensible AnonCreds Objects with cheqd. diff --git a/_posts/identosphere-dump/open-source-projects/hyperledger/hyperledger-umbrella.md b/_posts/identosphere-dump/open-source-projects/hyperledger/hyperledger-umbrella.md index 7850242c..e9567fd9 100644 --- a/_posts/identosphere-dump/open-source-projects/hyperledger/hyperledger-umbrella.md +++ b/_posts/identosphere-dump/open-source-projects/hyperledger/hyperledger-umbrella.md @@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ One alternative, to create a DIDcomm-based protocol for public profile was discu -* [Our Approach to Resources on-ledger](https://blog.cheqd.io/our-approach-to-resources-on-ledger-25bf5690c975): Using the capabilities of the DID Core specification for standards-compliant resource lookup - -Decentralised Identifiers (DIDs): are often stored on ledgers (e.g., [cheqd](https://github.com/cheqd/node-docs/blob/adr-008-resources-updates/architecture/adr-list/adr-002-cheqd-did-method.md), [Hyperledger Indy](https://hyperledger.github.io/indy-did-method/), distributed storage (e.g., [IPFS](https://ipfs.io/) in [Sidetree](https://identity.foundation/sidetree/spec/)), or non-ledger distributed systems (e.g., [KERI](https://keri.one/)). Yet, DIDs can be stored on traditional centralised-storage endpoints (e.g., [did:web](https://w3c-ccg.github.io/did-method-web/), [did:git](https://github-did.com/)). diff --git a/_posts/identosphere-dump/open-standards/standards.md b/_posts/identosphere-dump/open-standards/standards.md index 3fd290f6..4b92bf58 100644 --- a/_posts/identosphere-dump/open-standards/standards.md +++ b/_posts/identosphere-dump/open-standards/standards.md @@ -341,16 +341,6 @@ The arrow for “Issue Credentials” is exactly the same as “Send Presentatio Badges as credentials includes approaches that are well understood and largely replace or augment existing certification practices. Badges for recognition, however, include approaches that remain somewhat confusing to many people. -BlueSky - -* [dSocialCommons Hosts Twitter Spaces | Interoperable Formats](https://twitter.com/dsocialcommons/status/1519724178256982017) - -Bluesky Community Voices #6: Interoperable Formats [https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1vAxRkVrMPzKl](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1vAxRkVrMPzKl) Moderator [@kimdhamilton](https://twitter.com/kimdhamilton) Speakers [@kevinmarks](https://twitter.com/kevinmarks) [@mfosterio](https://twitter.com/mfosterio) [@JoeAndrieu](https://twitter.com/JoeAndrieu) [@harlantwood](https://twitter.com/harlantwood) - -* [Working in Public](https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-4-2022-working-in-public) BlueSky - -Today we’re releasing [ADX, the “Authenticated Data Experiment”](https://github.com/bluesky-social/adx). Our company's name, “bluesky,” describes the open-ended nature of this project, and the freedom we were given to start from first principles. As we get more concrete, we’ll give more specific names to what we’re building, starting with ADX. - @@ -445,9 +435,6 @@ Cardano showing interest in our work -* [TBD Partners with Circle!](https://developer.tbd.website/blog/tbd-circle-partnership/) TBD - -TBD and [Circle](https://www.circle.com/en/?_gl%3D1*14yjcwp*_up*MQ..%26gclid%3DCjwKCAjwm8WZBhBUEiwA178UnPZbgZJJxhwK7ivE5Yx9FGW8PQ31-hc1O-njcLOmzcN2nzLz110FihoCgV4QAvD_BwE) are collaborating on a set of open standards and open source technologies aimed at enabling global-scale, mainstream adoption of digital currency in payments and financial applications. The first step of which will support cross-border remittances and self-custody wallets that can hold stablecoins. * [Identity Manager – Self Sovereign Identity made Simple](https://tanglelabs.io/identity-manager-self-sovereign-identity-made-simple/) TangleLabs diff --git a/_posts/identosphere-dump/organizations/DIF.md b/_posts/identosphere-dump/organizations/DIF.md index 0f23d32d..fd841ec2 100644 --- a/_posts/identosphere-dump/organizations/DIF.md +++ b/_posts/identosphere-dump/organizations/DIF.md @@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ Having shown in our last piece how interoperability “profiles” are designed, - [TBD’s test results of JWS Test Suite](https://identity.foundation/JWS-Test-Suite/%23tbd) - [Spruce’s test results of JWS Test Suite](https://identity.foundation/JWS-Test-Suite/%23spruce) -At TBD, we support open standards wherever appropriate, and all of our projects are open source. -* [Our Interoperability Work in the Decentralized Identity Foundation](https://developer.tbd.website/blog/our-interop-work-in-dif/) TBD - -More details about the Conformance Test Suite that was developed by members of DIF and our interoperability test reports can be found here: - * [DIF Interoperability Survey](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbFh4DQeyI0msXsWvfpbrtYEfgQrGRD7tw4d2Rg0NEyhvcKQ/viewform) We are keen to support more interoperability activity and hopefully testing this fall and winter. In order to do this we would like to gather feedback from the community as to where we are at so we can assess how to move forward. diff --git a/_posts/identosphere-dump/organizations/organization.md b/_posts/identosphere-dump/organizations/organization.md index 4d75fd1f..f21439a4 100644 --- a/_posts/identosphere-dump/organizations/organization.md +++ b/_posts/identosphere-dump/organizations/organization.md @@ -384,6 +384,9 @@ The six elected candidates are Sam Curren (Indicio Tech), Daniel Buchner (Block) covers our work with DIF, Trust over IP, and attending Consensus 2022. +* [Bringing Truth to Market with Trust Communities & Product Information Markets](https://medium.com/humanizing-the-singularity/bringing-truth-to-market-with-trust-communities-product-information-markets-d09fb4a6e780) Mattereum + +With product information markets enabled by Trust Communities, we can incentivize truth in markets by allowing experts to make money on their expertise and face consequences for erroneous claims. Simple concept, powerful implications. * [Public-private partnerships in health: The journey ahead for open source](https://www.lfph.io/2022/07/29/public-private-partnerships-in-health-the-journey-ahead-for-open-source/) Linux Foundation Public Health diff --git a/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/canada.md b/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/canada.md index ebc4e566..1fedd6e8 100644 --- a/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/canada.md +++ b/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/canada.md @@ -113,3 +113,6 @@ The proof of concept stage is where the Canadian government tests digital creden * [The Future of Digital Identity in Canada: Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) and Verified.Me](https://securekey.com/the-future-of-digital-identity-in-canada-self-sovereign-identity-ssi-and-verified-me/) We are thrilled that the academic journal [Frontiers in Blockchain](https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/blockchain) accepted our community case study, “[Decentralized, Self-Sovereign, Consortium: The Future of Digital Identity in Canada](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbloc.2021.624258/full).” This peer-reviewed article focuses on the benefits of self-sovereign identity (SSI) with blockchain and Verified.Me as an example of these concepts being effectively implemented to create a cohesive, secure service and digital identity network. +* [Liquid Avatar and Ontario Convenience Stores Association (OSCA) Successful Pilot of Digital Age-Verification Solutions to Reach over 8,000 Retail Locations](https://www.accesswire.com/684666/Liquid-Avatar-Technologies-and-Ontario-Convenience-Stores-Association-OSCA-Deliver-Successful-Pilot-of-Digital-Age-Verification-Solutions-to-Reach-over-8000-Retail-Locations%23new_tab) + +The Smart Age program provides digital age verification, supported with biometric authentication for restricted product sales like lottery tickets, tobacco, alcohol and other goods and services through a mobile device using verifiable digital credentials and biometrics without a user divulging any personally identifiable information to the store clerk. diff --git a/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/europe.md b/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/europe.md index d4fb3e07..3b072b04 100644 --- a/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/europe.md +++ b/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/europe.md @@ -458,3 +458,11 @@ Opportunity 4: Secure messaging. > Europe’s digital transformation of the economy and society is framed by the European strategy for data through the establishment of a common European data space based on domain-specific data spaces in strategic sectors such as environment, agriculture, industry, health and transportation. * [Joining forces towards European digital credentials](https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey%3D%2521ADoEGcIwiKDydcg%26cid%3DF7FF746DED29F767%26id%3DF7FF746DED29F767%252183805%26parId%3DF7FF746DED29F767%252183804%26o%3DOneUp) European Commission +* [final phase eSSIF-Lab and maximum funding by the European Commission](https://medium.com/@WorkX/announcing-selection-final-phase-essif-lab-and-maximum-funding-by-the-european-commission-80e4ef8912db) Work X + +our team has been selected to enter the third and final phase of the European Self-Sovereign Identity Framework Lab. [...] to let employees regain control over their career-related data. Therefore receiving the maximum development grant of €106.000 +* [BLOQZONE RECEIVES €155K EU GRANT FROM ESSIF-LAB FOR PROJECT SSICOMMS](https://bloqzone.com/ssicomms/) + +We don’t know what this is… is it DIDComm? if not what is it? + +The project SSIComms adds SSI to internet communications by adding SSI wallets to the renowned SYLK Suite, an award winning ensemble of communications solutions with the SIP protocol at its core. This enables users to respond to presentation requests for credentials entirely voluntarily and according to SSI principles during communications sessions. diff --git a/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/scotland.md b/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/scotland.md index 82b2b621..cb3af713 100644 --- a/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/scotland.md +++ b/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/scotland.md @@ -1,5 +1,8 @@ # Scotland +* [Digital Education – Transforming Scottish Education for the 21st Century](https://digitalscot.net/transforming-scottish-education-21/) + +As the [Herald reports](https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/20078582.scottish-government-unveils-45m-plan-build-tech-nation/) Kate Forbes has announced £45m in funding to “transform Scotland into one of Europe’s leading economies to start or grow a technology business.” * [Architecture for Covid-19 Vaccine Passports](https://digitalscot.net/covid-19-vaccine-passports/) > As they explain [here](https://nds.nhs.scot/blog/the-national-clinical-data-store/), their National Clinical Data Store (NCDS) is storing vaccinations data and being made accessible to healthcare staff, via their [VMT app](https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/42708/turas-vaccination-management-tool). diff --git a/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/swiss.md b/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/swiss.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4b8d2883 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/swiss.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Swiss + +* [Self-Sovereign Identity – a game changer regarding privacy](https://www.adnovum.ch/en/company/blog/self_sovereign_identity_a_game_changer_regarding_privacy.html) Adnovum + +Another Swiss company is promoting SSI + +After rejection of the e-ID Act in March 2021, the Swiss Federal government is working at full speed on a new proposal. The first results were published in a [discussion paper](https://www.bj.admin.ch/dam/bj/en/data/staat/gesetzgebung/staatliche-e-id/diskussionspapier-zielbild-e-id.pdf.download.pdf/diskussionspapier-zielbild-e-id.pdf) is one of three possible solutions proposed for the implementation of the future e-ID. diff --git a/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/usa.md b/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/usa.md index 86405956..2b19f382 100644 --- a/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/usa.md +++ b/_posts/identosphere-dump/public_sector/usa.md @@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ - [Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act](https://delbene.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID%3D2740) – Re-introduced by Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) for the fourth time (the latest on March 10, 2021), [this bill](https://delbene.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID%3D2740) “… protects personal information including data relating to financial, health, genetic, biometric, geolocation, sexual orientation, citizenship and immigration status, Social Security Numbers, and religious beliefs. It also keeps information about children under 13 years of age safe. ”Beyond this it requires businesses to write their privacy policies in simple language.“ +* [ID.me and the future of biometric zero trust architecture](https://www.biometricupdate.com/202204/id-me-and-the-future-of-biometric-zero-trust-architecture) Mike Vesey of IDRamp + +The sunk cost of centralized databases is not an obstacle to decentralization. Verifiable credentials can be easily layered onto existing systems for better security. They can be used as a tool for orchestrating complexities across multiple identity management systems and databases so that they become privacy preserving and fraud resistant. * [New Bipartisan Federal Data Privacy Bill in the US, But Will It Pass?](https://anonyome.com/2022/06/new-bipartisan-federal-data-privacy-bill-in-the-us-but-will-it-pass/) Anonyme diff --git a/_posts/identosphere-dump/real-world/README.md b/_posts/identosphere-dump/real-world/README.md index 066ceb7a..087edb9d 100644 --- a/_posts/identosphere-dump/real-world/README.md +++ b/_posts/identosphere-dump/real-world/README.md @@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ A pertinent example of how this can be applied in the corporate world is this ex Epic Post You might think that I have lost my mind. We have just reported that our Indy SDK based DID agency is [AIP 1.0](https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/blob/main/concepts/0302-aries-interop-profile/README.md) compatible, and everything is wonderful. What’s going on? +* [Innovative Startups join forces to create a trusted training record and build a secure and safe waste data tracking system](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/news-and-insights/press/digital-catapult-and-sellafield-ltd-join-forces-with-two-innovative-startups) diff --git a/_posts/identosphere-dump/real-world/use-cases.md b/_posts/identosphere-dump/real-world/use-cases.md index a561cd0d..db96c233 100644 --- a/_posts/identosphere-dump/real-world/use-cases.md +++ b/_posts/identosphere-dump/real-world/use-cases.md @@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ In 2018, I was trying to open a bank account in my home town of Mutare, Zimbabwe * [Countering Marketplace Deception with Mattereum’s Trust-as-a-Service Platform](https://medium.com/humanizing-the-singularity/countering-marketplace-deception-with-mattereums-trust-as-a-service-platform-2615dc2c47be) Marketplace deception is everywhere, at great cost and risk to consumers and businesses. Regulation alone won’t fix it. Can Mattereum Asset Passports and Product Information Markets help secure trust in B2B and B2C trade? + * [Self-sovereign identity use cases](https://blog.cheqd.io/self-sovereign-identity-use-cases-43bb03d49e13) Cheqd While self-sovereign identity (SSI) sounds like an unfamiliar concept for some, others are actively leveraging the technology to address industry-specific challenges — take the KYC trial of the [Financial Conduct Authority](https://www.evernym.com/blog/evernym-accepted-into-fca-regulatory-sandbox/) or the [IATA Travel Pass.](https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/pr/2020-12-16-01/) @@ -686,14 +687,6 @@ using verifiable credentials in their wallet. #HUMBL x GF2GO - San Diego, CA - [Pilot Program](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DH_HAFEzmkWU): New search engine, mobile wallet, verifiable credentials and delivery technologies. -* [Why self-sovereign identity will increase university demands for a future in lifelong digital credentials](https://www.biometricupdate.com/202209/why-self-sovereign-identity-will-increase-university-demands-for-a-future-in-lifelong-digital-credentials) BiometricUpdate - -Biometrics Update running a series by cheqd CEO Fraser Edwards - - - - - * [EricTang.eth](https://twitter.com/ericxtang/status/1575645620659900417) Twitter diff --git a/_posts/identosphere-dump/web3-and-decentralized-identity/dweb.md b/_posts/identosphere-dump/web3-and-decentralized-identity/dweb.md index 2cb2ab69..bf05190c 100644 --- a/_posts/identosphere-dump/web3-and-decentralized-identity/dweb.md +++ b/_posts/identosphere-dump/web3-and-decentralized-identity/dweb.md @@ -92,3 +92,7 @@ I witness demos of [Social Sensemaker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DOaaK6oX * [How Ethereal Engine is Unleashing the Power of the Immersive Web](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-ethereal-engine-unleashing-power-immersive-web-etherealengine/) Ethereal Engine In keeping with the DWeb Camp theme, we also demonstrated how decentralized identifiers, identity web wallets, and verified credentials can be powerfully leveraged in Ethereal Engine to enable an entirely new paradigm of [frictionless portable identity](https://www.etherealengine.com/blog-posts/metaverse-for-humans) that champions user privacy and dignity. +* [Ubikom Project](https://www.ubikom.cc) + +Ubikom is free, open-source email framework based on the concept of [Self-Sovereign Identity.](https://sovrin.org/faq/what-is-self-sovereign-identity/) You own your identity (which, in this case, means your private key), and all the outgoing and incoming messages are encrypted and signed by default. + diff --git a/_posts/identosphere-dump/web3-and-decentralized-identity/web3.md b/_posts/identosphere-dump/web3-and-decentralized-identity/web3.md index 73b0daa5..4aba92e9 100644 --- a/_posts/identosphere-dump/web3-and-decentralized-identity/web3.md +++ b/_posts/identosphere-dump/web3-and-decentralized-identity/web3.md @@ -252,9 +252,6 @@ Web 2.0 vs Web 3.0 — A Bridge Between the Past and the Future Web 2.0 represen * [Seamless Web3 Identity Verification](https://medium.com/frctls/seamless-web3-identity-verification-c72ce27dcb41) Fractal Built on [Polkadot](https://polkadot.network/), Fractal Protocol is an open-source, zero-margin protocol that defines a basic standard to exchange user information in a fair and open way, ensuring a high-quality version of the free internet. In its first version, it is designed to replace the [ad cookie](https://www.cookiepro.com/knowledge/what-are-targeting-advertising-cookies/) and give users back control over their data. -* [Why cheqd has joined the Cosmos](https://blog.cheqd.io/why-cheqd-has-joined-the-cosmos-4db8845722c5) - -We know that many communities are desirably and rightly passionate about their adopted protocols. We are not taking shots at any of the ones discussed below, which we didn’t take forward; we only want to explain our thinking and why we see using Cosmos as a massive boon for us. * [IOTA Identity: Beta Release](https://blog.iota.org/iota-identity-beta-release/) The first major feature we introduced with this beta release is the account, a higher-level API to use IOTA Identity. Similar to the recent Chrysalis update, IOTA Identity becomes a lot easier to use by utilizing the account. It is intended to provide a much more simplified interface that is perfect for 90%+ of the use cases. The other 10% are more complex use cases that may still want to utilize the lower-level APIs to have more control over the Identities. The account doesn’t just simplify the interactions with DID Documents, but also with the Tangle and Stronghold.