- From: NIKOLAOS FOTIOY <fotiou@aueb.gr>
- Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 23:43:19 +0000
- To: Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com>
- CC: Kyle Den Hartog <kyle@pryvit.tech>, Adrian Gropper <agropper@healthurl.com>, Steffen Schwalm <Steffen.Schwalm@msg.group>, Filip Kolarik <filip26@gmail.com>, public-credentials <public-credentials@w3.org>
> >>> “For example, do verifiers—such as all the underfunded public schools in my district—now have to pay to be put on some list somewhere for every type of credential they could ask for, just so that I can prove that I’m the parent of my kids or that I live in the school district?” >> >> For the average EU citizen, I believe the answer to this is yes: they would strongly expect formal proof that such a system has taken all necessary measures to prevent anyone from falsely proving that they are someone else’s child’s parent. > > That wasn't my question. My question wasn't about the issuer of the > credential. My question was about the verifier of the credential, and > who allows them to even ask the question. My question was who approves > the school? Who approve the credential? Who works in the IT department > at the school to make this happen? How much cost does this add to > running the school? How centralized do they have to make the system to > be able to ask the question in the first place? I am not talking about the issuer. I am talking about the verifiers (the public school). If the school uses a digital system for verifying parenthood I want to be 100% sure that they are doing the verification correctly. Otherwise let’s stick to the manual process. Even if I opt-out from using it, malicious users may take advantage of it to prove that that they are the parents of my child. It is of my best interest, schools that do not do verification properly, to not be able to access parenthood related credentials: if they are allowed, my family’s security may be in danger even if I have opted-out from this system. Best, Nikos
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