Posts with keyword: blockchain

12 entries

dApps Are About Control, Not Blockchains

Tue Nov 21 06:35:00 2023

Decentralized applications, where the identity and application data are both controlled by the person using the app, provide the means of disintermediting companies who leverage their privileged position to work for their own interests and against ours.
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It's the Autonomy, Stupid!

Tue Jul 16 16:09:00 2019

The core value proposition of decentralization is autonomy. Without freedom to choose we can't build a thriving digital ecosystem that is as rich and full as the physical world we inhabit.
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Decentralization in Sovrin

Tue Oct 23 14:56:00 2018

Sovrin is more than a ledger and its claim to being a decentralized identity system rests on more than that. Sovrin comprises three layers, each of which promotes and strengthens decentralization and self-sovereign identity. This post discusses each layer and the decentralized features that underpin it.
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An Internet for Identity

Mon Aug 29 14:30:00 2016

Online services and interactions are being held back by the lack of identity systems that have the same virtues as the Internet. This post describes what we can expect from an Internet for identity.
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Decentralization and Distributed Ledgers

Tue Aug 16 14:49:00 2016

Some claim that decentralized system that have to be governed aren't really decentralized. This article explains why that thinking is misguided.
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Governance for Distributed Ledgers

Thu Aug 11 10:36:00 2016

Governance in permissioned distributed ledgers provides a real solution to some of the ad hoc machinations that have occurred recently with non-permissioned blockchains.
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Service Integration Via a Distributed Ledger

Mon Jul 25 19:02:00 2016

System integration by writing and reading claims on a distributed ledger solves some big problems.
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I Am Sybil

Mon May 23 15:43:00 2016

Our online identities are fragmented, hosted by multiple services. This limits people's ability to act independently online. We can fix that.
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Why Companies Need Self-Sovereign Identity

Fri May 13 16:38:00 2016

All the talk of self-sovereign identity can come off sounding anti-company. The truth is that companies and other organizations stand to gain as much from a self-sovereign identity system as individuals. This post explains how self-sovereign identity systems solve problems for companies, using healthcare as example.
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Properties of Permissioned and Permissionless Blockchains

Tue Apr 12 14:38:00 2016

Doc Searls asked me a question about blockchain that led to me writing him a rather long email. I thought I'd take a minute and write up my thoughts with some references.
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Decentralized Public Key Infrastructure

Mon Feb 22 10:23:00 2016

Centralization leads to security, usability, and privacy problems. This paper shows that the problems of centralized directory systems like DNS and PKIK can be addressed through the use of decentralized directories like the blockchain to create a distributed PKI (DPKI).
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Why is Blockchain Important

Wed Apr 8 09:10:00 2015

Yesterday at the IIW closing circle someone asked why blockchain matters. I gave an answer that felt right, so I figured I'd write it down.
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