Re: [PROPOSED WORK ITEM] Vaccination Certificate Vocabulary

Anil, thanks for standing on—and defending—that soapbox. Someone has to!

=Drummond

On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 7:38 AM John, Anil <anil.john@hq.dhs.gov> wrote:

> Very much agree.
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> As an FYI, our internal rationale for why we are on this public journey in
> the DID/VC ecosystem has multiple components:
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>    - Technical ~ Need for systems and services that are resilient,
>    self-healing, and can operate under duress in a world where perimeter-based
>    security is no longer enough.
>    - Business ~ Prevent development of “walled gardens” or closed
>    technology platforms that do not support common standards for security,
>    privacy, and data exchange.
>    - Society ~ Remove limits on the growth and availability of a
>    competitive marketplace of diverse, interoperable solutions for government
>    and industry to draw upon to deliver cost effective and innovative
>    solutions that are in the public interest.
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> The “ … in the public interest” bit REQUIRES us to deliberately,
> consistently and with discipline focus on ensuring equity and access. Not
> saying that we get it right all the time or that we succeed every time, but
> we try and will keep trying.
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> <step-off-my-soapbox />
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> Best Regards,
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> Anil
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> *From:* Leonard Rosenthol <lrosenth@adobe.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 18, 2021 9:56 AM
> *To:* John, Anil <anil.john@hq.dhs.gov>; W3C Credentials CG <
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> *Subject:* Re: [PROPOSED WORK ITEM] Vaccination Certificate Vocabulary
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> >The use case is to ensure equity and access … Globally, and not just in
> the fully connected world.
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> And this needs to be true for **EVERYTHING** we design and build – not
> just this project.
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> Leonard
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> *From: *"John, Anil" <anil.john@hq.dhs.gov>
> *Date: *Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 8:39 AM
> *To: *W3C Credentials CG <public-credentials@w3.org>
> *Subject: *RE: [PROPOSED WORK ITEM] Vaccination Certificate Vocabulary
> *Resent-From: *<public-credentials@w3.org>
> *Resent-Date: *Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 8:36 AM
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> > More generally, what is the evidence / use case metrics for offline
> verifiers ?
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> “offline” has nuances.
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> Is it never online, or is it occasionally connected over sparse or
> unreliable networks?
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> I would assume (as I don’t have ready access to data that will
> prove/disprove this assertion) that it is more likely to be the latter and
> not the former.
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> However, to answer your actual question  -
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> The use case is to ensure equity and access … Globally, and not just in
> the fully connected world.
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> Best Regards,
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> Anil
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> Anil John
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