- From: Dave Longley <dlongley@digitalbazaar.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2017 09:51:43 -0400
- To: Christopher Allen <ChristopherA@blockstream.com>, Timothy Holborn <timothy.holborn@gmail.com>
- Cc: Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com>, Credentials CG <public-credentials@w3.org>, Joe Andrieu <joe@andrieu.net>
On 06/01/2017 02:05 AM, Christopher Allen wrote: > I recommend people interested in this topic take a look at the white > paper that Joe Andrieu led on the topic “Identity Crisis: Clearer > Identity through Correlation”. > https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/ID2020DesignWorkshop/blob/master/final-documents/identity-crisis.pdf > > > > "We propose using “correlation” instead of “identity” when discussing > concrete identities in identity systems. It isn’t a word-for-word > replacement, but using it will improve the conversation. We argue > that “correlation” provides a more concise and clear understanding of > how identity is created and applied in both digital and real-world > systems, and that using it as an alternative to “identity” will > improve communication and understanding.” > > > I found the concept moved my thoughts in some significant ways. As a > long-time digital privacy advocate (almost 30 years!) I’ve always > fought for anti-correlation. But Joe’s articulation of the concept > of “Correlation as Identity” has made me realize that without > correlation then identity systems are useless. So correlation must be > a spectrum, undesirable at either extreme, but needing some balance, > albeit on the human and humane side of equation. Big +1 to correlation being a spectrum ... and it's very difficult to enforce exactly the right amount of it for any particular use case. -- Dave Longley CTO Digital Bazaar, Inc. http://digitalbazaar.com
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