What you need to know about... self-sovereign identity
In this SURFshort, we talk about self-sovereign identity with Niels van Dijk, technical product manager trust & identity at SURF.
If you have an account somewhere - for example, with your educational institution or with Facebook - the details of that account are owned by that organisation. Self-sovereign identity (SSI) is a new concept in which users have control over their data. You have the data in a digital wallet - an app on your phone - and decide for yourself what happens to it. A step forward in privacy protection.
SSI offers many possibilities, also for education and research. What will we soon be able to do with SSI, and are there any risks involved?
Niels' tip
The blockchain, a solution for almost nothing, by Jesse Frederik, on the Correspondent (behind login).