Here is a short 56s video about my Vision for the Future of #SmartContracts (excerpt from my @blockchainU lecture): https://youtu.be/y6OqJTJm-qE
@VitalikButerin Are you available for another #RebootingTheWebOfTrust style event weekend after the http://ID2020Summit.org in NY? 5/21 & 22
RT @antony_btc: What do people mean when they say “Blockchains are immutable”? #bitcoin #blockchain http://bitsonblocks.net/2016/02/29/a-gentle-introduction-to-immutability-of-blockchains https://t.co/9z…
“we can either follow a regulatory path that burdens…or…to encourage…investment & innovation. I favor the latter” http://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/opagiancarlo-13
I like the creative risks these dancers took, and I appreciate them sharing this powerful message: http://m.wimp.com/fear-dance-routine-magic-costume-mahomet-seymour/
Hmm, writing DNA using Verilog to create AND & OR gates. When do we start doing crypto? http://phys.org/news/2016-03-language-cells.html
AI first wins Tic-Tac-Toe, then Checkers, Chess, and most recently Go. And now Rock Paper Scissors! http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/214512-rock-paper-scissors-robot-wins-100-of-the-time
An important long read that connects ideas from sustainability about power dynamics and applies them to blockchain http://benkler.org/Degrees_of_Freedom_Dimensions_of_Power_Final.pdf
Maybe we need to change our language from censorship-resistance and permissionless to power-resistant (or balancing) & inequality-resistant.
RT @browningphilip1: @ChristopherA trustless is also a misnomer! We should be seeking to build trustful systems (that comprise on and off b…
Replying to @cartazio
I’ve heard of hopper recently but not sure where. Tell more?
Does Dunbar’s Number apply to non-human herd animals (e.g. baboons, chimpanzees, etc)? by @ChristopherA https://www.quora.com/Does-Dunbars-Number-apply-to-non-human-herd-animals-e-g-baboons-chimpanzees-etc/answer/Christopher-Allen?share=2512a2f6
The official announcement of my joining Blockstream is starting to be picked up by the press… https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/717456484297216000
Replying to @coindesk
Thanks for the headline ;-)
RT @Melt_Dem: i love this announcement! @ChristopherA joining @Blockstream to create standards to “grow the pie, not slice it”
RT @Blockstream: Welcome @ChristopherA! Glad to have your expertise on future cross-industry collaborations & standardization efforts https…
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.@1cyrilblanc1 @coindesk I write about public good & commons some in my blog post: http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2015/11/a-revised-ostroms-design-principles-for-collective-governance-of-the-commons-.html
RT @drummondreed: Congrats to @ChristopherA — this is big news for the growth of the blockchain ecosystem. https://twitter.com/ChristopherA/status/717480317401964544
“The Panama Papers show how vital encryption is…” http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2016/04/05/panama-papers-amazon-encryption-epic-leak/
New post: “What I like about the kinds of collaboration that are possible even inside a competitive industry” http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2016/04/defining-participatory-ecosystem-grow-the-pie-not-slice-it.html
RT @ARKblockchain: Woah - #Blockstream hired the dev who helped #Netscape develop SSL! Congrats @ChristopherA http://arkinv.st/1UVG9k8 https…
Regarding the #PanamaLeaks: As a society we need a balance between transparency and privacy. ZK & #blockchain tech can potentially do both.
@dsearls can you come to http://www.ID2020Summit.org at UN on May 2Oth or support technical design workshop after? Decentralized Identity focus.
Hmm, look who Twitter is recommending that I follow:
RT @profjasonpotts: Participatory ecosystem - nice post by @ChristopherA https://twitter.com/christophera/status/717717017596264448
RT @veorq: new release of Argon2, the password hash winner of PHC https://github.com/P-H-C/phc-winner-argon2/releases
thanks to all the contributors!
RT @halindrome: Cooperation is good, but growing the pie through coopetition (and Open Standards) is good too! @ChristopherA https://t.co/…
RT @zooko: @ChristopherA I like it. Congrats on joining Blockstream! I hope you-all and we will collaborate productively in the near future…
RT @austinhill: Explaining 2w pegged sidechains to VCs:Like a BTC frozen in carbonite:revived by Leia w/ ZeroKnowledge blind proof https://…
I will be in Portland tomorrow evening (Sunday) at the Benson, gathering a few friends to talk intersection of B-Corps and Smart Contracts.
RT @koeppelmann: How to sue a DAO? Lets first appreciate why NOT to sue a DAO: Because it would by definition never break a promise/contrac…
So if you want to move your CA US banking accounts to a more progressive local firm and away from giants, how do you evaluate them? Links?
.@stattenf Know of any good credit unions in East Bay I might qualify for? And I’d love to hear about your bias :-) https://twitter.com/stattenf/status/718891678573039616
RT @zmanian: @ChristopherA @stattenf The infosec practices are credit unions terrify me. At least the evil banks have competent teams and b…
Replying to @zmanian and @stattenf
I come back to my original question—where can we find quality evaluations of small banks practices, local & fiscal.
#qotd “Art celebrates beauty & the glory of mankind’s role in it—science’s job is to make us humble.”—Christopher Allen, @radiolab inspired
+1 “To be a key strategic ally…clarity matters…But you should also be clear about what you’re committing to.” https://twitter.com/reidhoffman/status/718846423014354944
.@reidhoffman I found @StanLeopard’s articulation of difference between a mentor & a strategic advisor also useful: http://stanleopard2.typepad.com/stan-leopards-notebook/2012/03/strategic-helpthe-mentor-and-the-strategic-advisor.html
I have been suspicious about the emotional interpretation of some emoji for some time. This confirms it: http://grouplens.org/blog/investigating-the-potential-for-miscommunication-using-emoji/ 😁
RT @austinhill: Bitcoin and the Rise of the Cypherpunks by @lopp http://j.mp/1Spn6Yt Great overview of cypherpunk evolution
RT @austinhill: Exponential tech requires massive education: incremental changes are easy,exponential changes require time (bitcoin) https:…
RT @futureidentity: The Certificate Transparency Internet Draft is out, from the #IETF: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-trans-rfc6962-bis/ Goal is to make bad PKI beh…
RT @BernieRihn: @petertoddbtc not if linked with identities… i can’t tell if this is huge or vaporware… i’m frustrated at the lack of i…
Replying to @BernieRihn and @petertoddbtc
PoET does assume trusted nodes, the CreateTimer message is signed by the TEE. Permissionless side of permissioned.
Replying to @BernieRihn and @petertoddbtc
…also, interestingly, signed means that you could use a non-SGX TEE, provided that the validators accept signature
At Intel today, looking deeper at IntelLedger. PoET is subtler than I thought—some permissionless-like properties for a permissioned system.
Replying to @BernieRihn and @petertoddbtc
Talked to the PoET team today, they had some good answers. Needs deep review but worthy of investigation.
Replying to @BernieRihn and @petertoddbtc
Key thing is PoET is not a replacement for PoW in a permissionless system. It offers ~O(N) to permissioned.
RT @rusty_twit: Finally, my #lightning prototype uses SegWit for anchor txs!
Ikigai 生き甲斐 is a Japanese concept meaning “a reason for being”. Everyone, according to the Japanese, has an ikigai.
A top-notch illustration and animation by my friend @kelvy_bird — I would like to see blockchain concepts this way! https://twitter.com/kelvy_bird/status/718584512876277760
It is both a human and computational consensus problem. It is why we make such a big deal about marriage & divorce. https://twitter.com/austinhill/status/720188665561919488
RT @sustainableMBA: Business doesn’t seem to value long term vision and instinct anymore. We incentivize the opposite: short term gains and…
RT @BitcoinMagazine: #Bitcoins Are Not Tied Up on the #Lightning Network, Say Creators @jcp and @tdryja http://btcm.ag/lntied https://t.c…
RT @anca: A financial reason to use ad blockers. Ads could be better, but instead we get chum. https://twitter.com/jason_kint/status/720129850225401856
RT @bentnib: Authenticated Data Structures, as a Library, for Free!
By Me
For Thee
http://bentnib.org/posts/2016-04-12-authenticated-data-structures-as-a-library.html
One of my favorite lessons to teach in both an intro drum workshop or an MBA classroom — mistakes are not failure: http://youtu.be/t-vItf0G05M
I have many foodie & sustainable ag friends. I try to support local. Unfortunately no way to validate the claims! http://www.tampabay.com/projects/2016/food/farm-to-fable/restaurants/
I’m a big fan of design patterns & methods. I just backed the City Design Method Cards on @Kickstarter http://kck.st/1M6a71k Join me?
RT @paule: TODO list for the digital reputation https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust by @ChristopherA. Long way from current online identity management…
Replying to @paule
We are getting ready for our next #RebootingWebOfTrust event. See http://www.WebOfTrust.info
RT @BitcoinMagazine: #Bitcoin Core 0.12.1 Released, Major Step Forward for Scalability and Lightning Network
http://btcm.ag/core0121 https:…
RT @Truthcoin: BTC community now full Schrodinger’s Troll – cant distinguish “troll or not troll”, all comments/media exist in both states…
There are huge reasons why to create more constructions using Schnorr — always was superior but delayed by patents. https://twitter.com/kyletorpey/status/720646901926858754
The #RebootingWebOfTrust Design Workshop will be held on May 21st & 22nd in NYC after the UN ID2020 Summit. Info at http://www.weboftrust.info
The #ID2020DesignWorkshop is bringing together tech leaders to progress identity tech & support the needs of the UN http://www.weboftrust.info
I prefer to call what Ethereum & IBM’s OBC does as “chain code” or “open execution” https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-open-execution-replace-source-jason-carver rather than “smart contract”.
Replying to @brianchoffman
I didn’t call it chain code, IBM does. And I’m less concerned about collision with a crypto detail than something Forbes uses
@jgarzik you interested in coming to #ID2020DesignSummit?
RT @timoncc: Testing is just real-world confirmation that you are limiting yourself in the ways you planned to intend: can’t do anything w…
#ID2020DesignWorkshop: How do we give the 1.8 billion w/o legal identity self-sovereignty over their personal data? http://www.WebOfTrust.info
There are those that claim that privacy is a 1st-world problem, not a requirement for 1.8B w/o legal identity. Wrong! #ID2020DesignWorkshop
Replying to @prestonjbyrne
I agree, but how? Many are illiterate—how do you do give them a password? You can’t revoke or rotate a fingerprint or iris!
Replying to @prestonjbyrne
How do you give a refugee from Burma an identity in a world of centrally controlled CAs? Not solved that in 1st-World!
Can the #WebOfTrust help #RefugeeCrisis? A use case in the advance readings for May 21st-22nd #ID2020DesignWorkshop https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/refugee-use-case.md
This is interesting—@manusporny you should look & maybe we should discuss signing+PoE at #ID2020DesignWorkshop https://twitter.com/juanbenet/status/698125005322899457
RT @hillary: Department of Homeland Security is on the record stating that #opensource will make the nation safer. o/ https://t.co/Z47oBdm…
.@juanbenet @manusporny I support adding Proof of Publication (first) and Proof of Existence (over time) to JSON-LD signing & submit to W3C
An overview of IPFS data http://whatdoesthequantsay.com/2015/09/13/ipfs-introduction-by-example/ @manusporny @juanbenet @drummondreed @peacekeeper
Most of the arguments in these myths are Bitcoin centric, however, in principle most are correct for blockchain tech https://twitter.com/obussmann/status/722125600400478212
Replying to @juanbenet and @manusporny
probably should bring in @drummondreed and @peacekeeper. I’d love a solution across IPFS, W3C & XDI for interop.
ILPD is very interesting beyond just IPFS.… https://twitter.com/juanbenet/status/722144383290753024
RT @juanbenet: . @ChristopherA precisely! :) btw, IPFS is just “IPLD support + libp2p”. IPFS is not about “unix files”, it’s about merkle l…
Reply to my Facebook post sharing my of concern for privacy even in 3rd-world identity offered this too-true cartoon http://dilbert.com/strip/2016-04-18
“My keys have been compromised—I’d like revoke my brain print… Oops! What is my name?” </ sarcasm> https://twitter.com/motherboard/status/722167930461401088@motherboard
In 2005 I wrote about the “wiki editing dichotomy” as a paragraph inside a larger post. Searching on it today surprised how well it spread.
This is so true, and I’ve been on both sides of the problem. Takes me a day or two sometimes to switch modalities: http://m.imgur.com/95NZpPy
Replying to @trentmc0
I’m not sure I agree how low cost it can be. Heartbleed is an example of lack of human eyes on the project.
RT @schneierblog: Details about Juniper’s Firewall Backdoor: Last year, we learned about a backdoor in Juniper firewalls, one th… https:/…
A barrier to digital identity for the unenfranchised are the rules are all country specific: UN #ID2020Summit https://twitter.com/nicolasf24/status/712942328680460290
“we need an identity scheme…home for open standards and legal frameworks” @EmLindley see #ID2020DesignWorkshop http://www.innovateidentity.com/blog/the-challenges-of-a-trustworthy-digital-identity/
@mikebutcher @Techfugees I’m part of #ID2020Summit at UN May 20th, and hosting #ID2020DesignWorkshop http://www.WebOfTrust.info after. Chat?
Replying to @EmLindley
No, use cases are more than children, especially with follow on #ID2020DesignWorkshop. See https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust for last years
Asked about my commitment to collaboration, privacy & security for my entire career, my answer was “I don’t want today to be ‘Peak Human’”
.@trentmc0 Heartbleed due huge amount of Internet was using OpenSSL with 1/4 FTE looking at it. Failure of Cathedral & Bazaar “many eyes”.
RT @TuurDemeester: Veteran Dev John Ratcliff on BTC scalability: “Sidechains + Lightning is killer combination” http://ow.ly/4mKJmr htt…
RT @peacekeeper: @drummondreed @ChristopherA @juanbenet @manusporny yes let’s look into it.. i’ve done some early experiments to store XDI…
I’ve been concerned about the state-of-the-art of smart contracts. Domain specific languages are one possible answer http://digitalasset.com/press/introducing-daml.html
Challenges of popular smart contract approaches that DAML is trying to address is when confidentiality is an issue:
RT @timpastoor: Issuing your own (crypto-)identity == Issuing your own privkey.
This is key (pun intended) in any >>>user-centric<<< ID sy…
I agree—wish there were some code examples though. @NickSzabo4 do you agree w/ some of my recent statements on this? https://twitter.com/bjorkmanjesper/status/722804030892683264
Replying to @tek_fin and @NinaKilbride
Especially given lack of ability for partnership firms to offer meaningful equity.
Replying to @trentmc0
Yes & more—it may depend on code needing support of the commons. It will need to adapt. I’m not saying smart contracts can’t help.
Another comic re: code mode and interrupting programmers. Not as funny, but a better explanation for non-coders: https://twitter.com/kristovatlas/status/722778807405559808
#QotD (Quote of the Day) “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” —Benjamin Franklin https://www.flickr.com/photos/christophera/25944042393/
I want to support decentralized registries, but only if they are available across many architectures and protocols. https://medium.com/@ConsenSys/regis-the-decentralized-registry-5fb89655219a?source=twitterShare-63ba9be92e8f-1461186474
+1 to Kevin Werbach’s @kwerb tweetstorm rant on hidden economics, loss of faith in our ecosystem and transparency:
Part of why I believe in transparency and accountability for groups & the powerful, and privacy for the individual: https://twitter.com/ChristopherA/status/722900816152035328
Replying to @trentmc0
Sure!
“a successful miner receives a further additional payment for…permissioned-transactions.” Ouch! Breaks fungibility: https://twitter.com/petertoddbtc/status/722829892061044736
RT @kevinmarks: #indieweb @IdentityWoman: Christopher Allen @christophera is organising Web of Trust 2 in NY on May 21-22 https://t.co/9MG2…
Can digital IDs be enabler for Asia-Pacific developing countries? Topic at #UNESCAP now & May 20th at #ID2020Summit http://www.unescap.org/resources/trade-digital-age-can-e-residency-be-enabler-asia-pacific-developing-countries-trade
This will be also be topic at the UN #ID2020Summit on 5/20 & the following technical #ID2020DesignWorkshop @Data2x https://twitter.com/reliefweb/status/545399326663770113
RT @Will1Winter: Simple legal identity for all.. @Enactus_UNE wins National recognition again with @MinimbahProject - @UNESCAP #crvs http…
A lot of confirmation of interest in privacy issues at 1st mtg of #Hyperledger Identity WG last week. @kyletorpey https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/722825167752314880
RT @Blockstream: The Federated Peg in Elements Alpha via @n1ckler : https://elementsproject.org/posts/the-federated-peg-in-elements-alpha/
UN ESCAP Dep. Exec. Sec. Murata says “providing every man, woman, girl and boy a legal identity…is critical” http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=49619
How do we do this technically, and with sufficient privacy protection & security? Topic of #ID2020DesignSummit https://twitter.com/ChristopherA/status/723204522869321729
Pleased that @Evernym “building an open-source sovereign identity platform” is a sponsor of #ID2020DesignWorkshop http://www.WebOfTrust.info
Seeking sponsors to fund expenses for increased international, gender and racial diversity at #ID2020DesignWorkshop http://www.WebOfTrust.info
When power controls what you see, it also controls what you can do. Great analysis of new #Facebook algorithm: https://twitter.com/awsamuel/status/723184352683790337
I used to be able to have more control of information filtering & curation—some great Google Reader tools, Delicious scripts, etc. Now gone!
I know that ChainAnchor is controversial, but some of the zero-knowledge approaches are interesting. https://twitter.com/vitalikbuterin/status/723401833322975232
“it is taboo for women to step out of their doors unattended, Bitcoin allows them to fully participate in the world” https://twitter.com/vitalvoices/status/721065811495006208
RT @brainpicker: What makes a person—the 7 layers of identity, in literature and life https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/03/02/amelie-rorty-the-identities-of-persons/
RT @KantaraColin: At #UNCITRAL colloquium on IDM Jeff Nigriny @CertiPath reminds us that ‘no-one knows you’re a dog’ is 23 years old https:…
Replying to @KantaraColin
I’d love a link to the paper. I’m part of team doing next month’s #ID2020Summit at UN & hosting following #ID2020DesignWorshop
Interesting #UNICTRAL presentation on legal and liability issues of Digital Identity by @smedinghoff via @JamieXML http://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/colloquia/identity-management-2016/III.2_Smedinghoff.pdf
MIT’s ChainAnchor is a risk to fungibility in permissionless blockchains, however, enhances privacy in permissioned: http://static1.squarespace.com/static/55f6b5e0e4b0974cf2b69410/t/5717e2350442622ecf2d8739/1461183029767/ChainAnchor-Identities-04172016.pdf
Replying to @petertoddbtc
reading the paper it is clear the intent is for permissioned blockchains—I’d prefer to see it than alternatives at Hyperledger
Anonymous verifiable identities & access control to permissioned blockchains & unlinkable—useful for #Hyperledger? http://static1.squarespace.com/static/55f6b5e0e4b0974cf2b69410/t/5717e2350442622ecf2d8739/1461183029767/ChainAnchor-Identities-04172016.pdf
To protect identity we need more experiments in blinding & zero-knowledge approaches like range proofs, ChainAnchor, uProve & Identity Mixer
RT @petertoddbtc: @ChristopherA Yeah, they’ve obviously shifted focus quite a bit from their earlier work.
Some interesting thoughts about VCs vs. startup investing using DACs and smart contracts: https://medium.com/@pullnews/introducing-global-beta-ventures-ad49dd7bebd0#.1fce3ajv2 @PullNews
Excellent starting template for your open source community’s contributor guidelines. Collected by @nayafia: https://github.com/nayafia/contributing-template/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING-template.md
A presentation by @nayafia on why good contributor guildelines for open source are important: http://www.slideshare.net/NadiaEghbal/designing-useful-contributing-guides-ossat-talk
My long read article “The Path to Self-Sovereign Identity” shares a vision and a draft of some principles. Comments? http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2016/04/the-path-to-self-soverereign-identity.html
A version of my Self-Sovereign Identity vision & principles are in Github—I welcome issues & pull requests there: https://github.com/ChristopherA/self-sovereign-identity/blob/master/ThePathToSelf-SovereignIdentity.md
RT @cguida6: “self-sovereign identity” sounds like something @youbaseio could enable. Using HD bitcoin wallets to store pvt data https://t.…
RT @DanReus: @ChristopherA “The Path to Self-Sovereign Identity” makes clear to me that network efficiencies are dependent on personal iden…
RT @TuurDemeester: Fantastic overview of the history of digital identity and its future: self-sovereign identity. https://twitter.com/ChristopherA/status/724754197762068480
I’m at #IIW where discussions about the Self-Sovereign Identity long read are already percolating. http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2016/04/the-path-to-self-soverereign-identity.html
At #IIW where @Kim_Cameron is sharing the origin of “7 Laws of Identity” over a decade ago. http://www.identityblog.com/stories/2005/05/13/TheLawsOfIdentity.pdf
At #IIW @Kim_Cameron shares story of military use of SSN for soldiers breaks at least 6 identity laws, resulted in huge theft of gov secrets
RT @JBFintech: @Kim_Cameron “building the Internet without a identity concept is like building a house and not adding plumbing until after…
RT @kevinmarks: #iiw @Kim_Cameron: hopefully these systems will be content-free - not using their concntration to prevent innovation
Phil @Windley offers: “Descartes didn’t say ‘I have a birth certificate, therefore, I am.’ “ https://twitter.com/windley/status/724728472216567809
Replying to @Steve_Lockstep and @JohnFontana
I’ve started a discussion about this today at http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2016/04/the-path-to-self-soverereign-identity.html
If you liked my long read on self-sovereign identity, you may like @leashless’s long read on it’s perils & promise: https://medium.com/@ConsenSys/tell-me-who-you-are-258268bf3180
RT @marcedavis: #iiw @drummondreed @ChristopherA I suggest look at how “self-sovereign” identities relate to rights/duties of natural and l…
“We need services to be separate from content—just operate the electrons, not determine the content of people’s identity.” @Kim_Cameron #IIW
“insist on seeing an original doc as proof of identity, but…no such requirement under law…just a process habit” http://thefinanser.com/2016/04/in-the-digital-age-printed-proof-of-identity-is-ludicrous.html/
“Self Sovereign Identity deals with personal authority. Where does personal authority originate?” #ID2020 https://twitter.com/nzn/status/723150144225443840
RT @paulmadsen: ‘Sovereign’ identity is sooooo Tuesday. Next big thing at #IIW is going to be ‘potentate’ identity. (ignore the ‘suzerain’…
RT @IdentityHutch: This #IIW session discussing refugee lives is making me feel really small about corporate reasons for researching #sover…
RT @Steve_Lockstep: How does separation of services and content jive with #blockchain? @Kim_Cameron #IIW https://twitter.com/christophera/status/725101074609147904
Good explanation of real reasons why I’ve been user or host of #coworking spaces for last decade: https://twitter.com/profjasonpotts/status/725482483328815104
Tara Hunt @missrogue & @ChrisMessina — thank you for inviting me to Citizen Space so many years ago! Read @profjasonpotts paper for why.
I appreciate the coworking spaces I’ve been a member of: Citizen Space ‘05?, co-founder Berkeley Coworking ‘07, Impact Hub(s), and Runway.
Is it possible to revoke a biometric based identity key? A discussion at #IIW. I’m skeptical, but great if we could.
Many problems in our discussion is biometric’s use for auth vs privacy risks of using them for identification.
Replying to @kumavis_
click on the photo and it will take you to source https://www.flickr.com/photos/94611163@N00/683866337/
“Standard efforts don’t run out of money or time, they just run out of patience.” — @Justin__Richer
Replying to @kumavis_
No, I search carefully on the web for imagery that can help make my point, that is also CC. In this case a duet is a team of two.
Replying to @kumavis_
Some are at http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2005/12/systems_for_col.html
Replying to @kumavis_
also Cryptographic Voting Protocols: A Systems Perspective https://www.usenix.org/legacy/event/sec05/tech/full_papers/karlof/karlof.pdf
RT @Steve_Lockstep: .@ChristopherA Is #biometrics a bit of a case of making a deal with the devil? Great convenience, for the price of irre…
RT @BryanJustinPon: Great posts on self-sovereign digital identity by @ChristopherA (http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2016/04/the-path-to-self-soverereign-identity.html) and @whitley (https://t.co/P…
Excellent article explaining @NickSzabo4’s original vision for #SmartContracts that he described 20 years ago: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/smart-contracts-described-by-nick-szabo-years-ago-now-becoming-reality-1461693751
“#SmartContracts would improve 4 basic contract objectives: observability, verifiability, privity & enforceability.” https://twitter.com/christophera/status/726229910860128256
Centralization always tries to find some way to creep in: “these overreaching norms centralize influence” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/04/28/wikipedias-social-structures-resemble-a-bureaucratic-corporation-studies-say/#
@RaineyReitman any chance you could make it to first UN mtg on Digital Identity http://id2020summit.org or workshop http://www.weboftrust.info?
RT @marcedavis: It seems to me that in “self-sovereign” identity I become my own Identity Provider (IdP) #IIW.
RT @marcedavis: As a “self-sovereign” IdP you can issue unique anonymous identifiers (even per request/session) and only you have the key t…
RT @xmlgrrl: In the #selfsovereign session at #IIW. Q: Is this about permissionless blockchain? A: It’s more about a system that’s resist…
RT @marcedavis: @drummondreed talking about “self-sovereign” identity as “identifiers and identity that cannot be taken away from you [ever…
RT @zooko: @marcedavis That’s one of the vertexes of Zooko’s Triangle (fixed version). @drummondreed @ChristopherA