Memdeklaro: Open-source self-sovereign identity
The article discusses the limitations of traditional ID requirements for trust and authentication. It argues that self-declaration has historically been sufficient for transactions and that modern alternatives exist. The piece emphasizes that trust can be established through various means beyond formal identification.
- ▪ID requirements can be detrimental and are not a reliable solution for trust.
- ▪Historically, self-declaration was the norm for transactions.
- ▪Modern transactions can occur anonymously or through alternative methods like cash or digital currencies.
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Disclaimer ID requirements do more harm than good and should not be seen as a viable solution for trust or authentication. For most of human history, people did not need a signed certificate from the King to order to live their lives, and self-declaration was the norm. Even today, transactions can be done anonymously, under a self-chosen name, or via a bearer instrument such as cash or Monero, or a ticket or membership card. Authentication can be achieved via passwords, keys or signatures, and trust via reputation, memberships, deposits or escrows.
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