About Generative Identity
Digitally mediated and augmented human identity approached primarily for psychological, sociological, and ecological health.
Recent posts
Once more with meaning — a review of a draft industry paper on human-centric digital identity
The paper falls far short in its appreciation for human-centred design, and this is quite typical of contemporary approaches to digital identity
Live or DIE — a review of a draft industry paper on the harms of SSI
Dear lawmakers and regulators, this draft industry paper doesn't do the job. I explain why in the hope that you will act.
Web3's future #fail is avoidable
The point of failure is precisely where Web3 technology meets you and me. We must change our approach, not just to avoid failure, but to fully explore and expand the gifts of being human.
A presentation and good conversation at the RadicalxChange conference
It was my privilege and pleasure to present my recent essay — Human identity: the number one challenge in computer science.
Human identity: the number one challenge in computer science
If the modern ‘problem of identity’ was how to construct an identity and keep it solid and stable, the postmodern ‘problem of identity’ is primarily how to avoid fixation and keep the options open. (Bauman 2011)
Self-Sovereign Identity — the book, the dystopia
The innovations created in the name of SSI need not deliver the dystopia their SSI form promises.
