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Stephen Downes

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Self-sovereign identity  - "this type of digital identity is a user-centric identity solution that allows you to be in control of your data and only share the strictly relevant information." It is going to be a while before self-sovereign identity becomes widespread. After all, we're still in the midst of migrating from centralized to federated identity. But in the longer term, that's what I would bet on. This article is a good introduction to the concept, with a link to Christopher Allen's 10 principles for self-sovereign identities to ensure safe and ethical SSI solutions

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