Tag: Identity

  • GDPR and Self-Sovereign Identity: What Lies Ahead

    GDPR and Self-Sovereign Identity: What Lies Ahead

    GDPR and self-sovereign identity share a lot in common. GDPR regulates “the right to be forgotten” and self-sovereign identity enables it for the decentralized web. So, when and how will these two privacy functions intersect? Self-sovereign and decentralized identity (DID) solutions like Sovrin or Ethereum’s uPort represent innovative opportunities for data ownership that use blockchains…

  • Developing Blockchain Standards for the Decentralized Web

    Developing Blockchain Standards for the Decentralized Web

    While the volume, variety and promise of decentralized projects has surged since 2009, the current status of Blockchain ISOs leaves mainstream development open ended. Here are 3 core use cases that I believe will help operationalize Blockchains and Web3 (the decentralized web) in years to come. What use cases do you have your eye on?