Yes/No can help us with inclusion, exclusion and duplication without actually sharing the information. We do this already and we can improve.
The Power of Yes/No
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From the Blog on digital identity
I wish you would have asked me first
Our contact details are shared without our knowledge by organisations and companies often with profit (for them) intention. Perhaps we should ask first?
Data Portability won’t work on its own
I remain an advocate for data portability, but it is not the magic bullet. It risks the ‘Six of one, half a dozen of another’ trap.
Digital Transformation: Ages and phases
Maybe, we, as a digital community needed to go through a phase of disillusionment as we watch digital identity and data management go horribly wrong.
Digital Trust and Belief
Trust and belief are the foundation of much of society. Digitally we can ‘prove’ another organisation issued us a document. But trust is still human.
Who are Identity Systems for?
Hopefully knowing who you are allows us to be more human. To see and be seen. If identity systems don’t, then we might as well be a number.
The Forgotten
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.
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.
Technology Solutions Rarely Address the Underlying Power Issues
It’s easy to build something. It’s quite another to make it useful. Technology has a role to play, but we need the ecosystem for it to be successful.