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Inventories, Not Identities
If decentralized identity were widely adopted, people would be able to carry their full selves with them as they traverse cyberspace: their affinities and experiences reflected by what they’ve created, contributed to, earned, and owned online, no matter the specific platform. This would bring us closer to how things work in the physical world, wher... See more
Scott Kominers • Decentralized Identity: Your Reputation Travels With You - a16z crypto
But more importantly, web3 can let us transcend the limited language of existing platforms by creating more advanced living, breathing identities on-chain. Our data doesn’t need to be limited to our music selections or our conversations with strangers on dating apps. It can include our contributions to building communities in DAOs, to writing artic... See more
David Phelps • People are the New Platforms
To manage data, we need a protocol that makes it easy to store, discover, and route information about an identifier. For Web3 to live up to its promise, that routing table should (a) be unified rather than siloed by application or any other boundary, and (b) be sovereign, give control of data directly to each identifier.This suggests a simple desig... See more
Identity as Information
Metamask serves as a strong mental model of what a broader DID solution could look like, as well as highlighting the promise and perils of self-sovereignty. Because Metamask users hold their own private keys, they truly own the assets in their wallets. There is no need to trust third parties with security and custody. Furthermore, users can seamles... See more