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Stephen Downes

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We need proper digital identity (so, for example, we can have our drivers' licenses on our phones) but as this article makes clear, we need the right sort of digital identity. "Your identity belongs to you, and - just as with your physical identity card - your mobile driver's license doesn't need to tell anyone where you went or what you did there." That's a bit tricky, because any time you present your physical license (for example, to Officer Friendly) you do reveal where you were at that particular point in time. I don't think there's any logical way to present identity without disclosing both 'who' and 'where' but I'd be happy to be wrong here. Anyhow, lots of good discussion in this post.

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