- From: Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com>
- Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:10:59 -0500
- To: Adrian Gropper <agropper@healthurl.com>
- Cc: Filip Kolarik <filip26@gmail.com>, NIKOLAOS FOTIOY <fotiou@aueb.gr>, public-credentials <public-credentials@w3.org>
On Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM Adrian Gropper <agropper@healthurl.com> wrote: > On the other hand, our community has almost completely avoided dealing with issues of holder binding, biometrics, and delegation while we swoon over cryptography and ZKPs. Adrian, I know it's been a very long time since you've regularly attended meetings, but you are (unknowingly) spreading misinformation. Holder binding (which we've identified as a harmful term): https://w3c.github.io/vc-confidence-method/#data-model https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method/issues/25 Biometrics: https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method/issues/14 https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method/issues/17 https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method/issues/21 https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-vc-wg/2026Jan/0008.html Delegation: https://w3c-ccg.github.io/zcap-spec/ I know you're frustrated that we are not focusing on the things you want us to focus on, when you want us to focus on them, but we have made progress, are actively working on the things you are saying we're not working on, and progress is being made. It's slower than any of us would like, but it is not because we have "almost completely avoided dealing with issues of holder binding, biometrics, and delegation". I do admit that many of us tend to swoon over cryptography and ZKPs, but that's mostly because they solve real problems for many of us building solutions in multiple market verticals -- and because they're good for society. -- manu -- Manu Sporny - https://www.linkedin.com/in/manusporny/ Founder/CEO - Digital Bazaar, Inc. https://www.digitalbazaar.com/
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