Identity & data protection researcher, innovator & adviser. Founder Lockstep Consulting & Technologies; Principal Analyst Constellation Research.
Bundjalung Country, NSW
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And the way many people use the term "consensus" is not even wrong!
The "consensus" reached by a blockchain is very narrow; it's reached under special self-imposed constraints, and it's difficult to generalise beyond cryptocurrency.
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#DigitalIdentity #HotTake 1/6
There is no such thing as identity theft; there is only data theft. Data breaches do not represent an “identity” problem but a data quality problem.
More: linkedin.com/pulse/rethinkin…
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#digitalIdentity #HotTake 6/6
The Internet is not missing an "identity layer” but an authenticity layer.
We rarely need to know who someone really is. Instead we usually need to verify some specific fact about them, disclosing as little identity as possible.
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We need specific facts and proofs, not open-ended identity.
Authenticity now is a far bigger issue than identity.
Let's broaden verifiable credentials to verify any important qualities of any digital thing.
More: lockstep.com.au/rethinking-d…
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Check out my latest article: Rethinking Digital Identity as Data Verification (synopsis) linkedin.com/pulse/rethinkin… via @LinkedIn
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Steve Wilson retweeted
Little My is "determined and fiercely independent" from the Moomin books that I learned about thanks to my colleague @Steve_Lockstep. And yeah...there seems to be a "resemblance" I suppose?
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"The Limits of Algorithms" An invited presentation to the AI in Asia conference, Korea University Law School, Dec 16, 2016. lockstep.com.au/the-limits-o…
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Hey @remarkablepaper. Question:
Why can’t I import documents (PDFs) from my iPhone to my remarkable? It seems a major shortcoming of the mobile app.
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If you're at @AISA_National #AustralianCyberConference2024 this week, and have an interest in #AI and #privacy, come along to my #PrivacyEngineering workshop for three practical tools. Thursday Nov 28, 10:15 am.
Session info: melbourne2024.cyberconferenc… #CyberCon
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Steve Wilson retweeted
Outstanding work! @TrustAllianceHQ won the #SuperNova2024 Award in Digital Safety, Governance, Privacy & Cybersecurity zurl.co/xr6Y @Steve_Lockstep @Chirag_Mehta #CCE2024 #privacy #dataprotection
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Australians' use of verifiable credentials and digital wallets continues to climb, proving they are ready to #clicktopresent any digital ID. lockstep.com.au/australians-….
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Steve Wilson retweeted
Congrats to @TrustAllianceHQ for winning the 2024 SuperNova Award in Digital Safety, Governance, Privacy & Cybersecurity zurl.co/gYpD @Steve_Lockstep @Chirag_Mehta #CCE2024 #privacy #dataprotection #SuperNova2024
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RT @davetroy: 1/Pro tip: if you hear somebody talking excitedly about the “Kardashev Scale,” you are either dealing with a first class moro…
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Anybody else having trouble with #spam from @23DigitalAgency? I've emailed their Marketing Dept three times. I tried to email their #Privacy officer as per 23digital.com.au/privacy-pol…. But that email account is broken. #privacyfail #CXfail
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