Digital identity systems work well for society if we start by figuring out how to ensure we those currently not identified can have identity documents.
The Forgotten
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From the Blog on Identity
Don’t expect miracles
Going digital does not work miracles. It tends to highlight what you already are and believe in – the good, bad, and ugly.
Bounded Sets
Communities have ‘rules’. They are bounded sets. We can choose to learn from different communities rather than commenting, comparing, and competing.
Attention, Acceptance, and Power
Attention, acceptance, and power tend to be innate human needs. We want to be seen and a sense of agency. This applies to our person and to our work.
Between surveillance and recognition: A comment
The challenge of the long tail of data and technology is often caused by speculation and scope creep – these sit within the circles of complexity and power.
Data Portability, Birth Certificates, and ‘Histories of Interaction’
Histories of interactions, if collectively accessible, could be extremely useful in helping the person establish or re-establish foundational identity.
Centre of their Data Universe
But what would it look like if they were ‘holding’ the data about themselves, their families, and when they choose to, they can expose it to us?
Digital Vaccine Passports and Social Inequalities
If we are creating a digital vaccine passport, we need to ask how do we create them in a way that reduces social inequalities rather than increasing them
Data: Objective, Separate, but not
We view data as objective and something separate from who we are. But, if data about a person is viewed as part of the person, does that change how we act?