#gdpr and Self-Sovereign Identity: What Lies Ahead
▻https://hackernoon.com/gdpr-and-self-sovereign-identity-what-lies-ahead-56de20055d5c?source=rss
▻https://medium.com/metadium/the-evolution-of-identity-and-metadiums-role-db88e70ba79dGDPR and self-sovereign identity share a lot in common. GDPR regulates “the right to be forgotten” and self-sovereign identity enables it for the decentralized web. So, when and how will these two #privacy functions intersect?Self-sovereign and decentralized identity (DID) solutions like Blockstack, Sovrin or Ethereum’s uPort represent innovative opportunities for data ownership that use blockchains to flip the current model of centralized identity management on its head.Identity management is an important component of online applications. Typically, when users sign up for an online service, a custom identity is created for that application. As a result, we sign up for new services and create new username (...)