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Surveillance or efficiency? UK's "mandatory digital ID wallet" policy undergoes a major transformation ~ Over 160 million signatures against it overnight (Parliamentary petition)

As reported by X, on September 26th, the UK government announced plans to introduce digital IDs through the "GOV.UK Digital Wallet." This has sparked a major debate in the digital age, with calls for efficiency clashing fiercely with concerns about privacy violations. Of particular note is the requirement to use this digital ID for "Right to Work" verification…

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[November 11-19] Invitation to participate in BGIN Block #22, a global meeting on blockchain governance

2019年6月に日本が議長国を務めたG20で採択されたコミュニケにおいて、「分散型金融におけるマルチステークホルダーの対話の重要性」が明記されたことを受け、2020年4月に設立されたBlockchain Governance Initiative Network (以下、BGIN)の第9回総会(Block #9)が、11月19日から11月22日まで、オースト…

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An introduction to the differences between OAuth authentication(?) and OpenID for non-technical users [2023 edition]

It's often said that "OpenID is for authentication and OAuth is for authorization." However, I suspect many people misunderstand the meaning of these terms. The frequent statements like, "We don't need OpenID anymore; OAuth is enough," are evidence of this. OAuth authentication falls into this category. So, today, I'd like to consider the differences between OAuth and OpenID…

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Elon Musk tells employees that Twitter will become a bank

Twitter to offer banking services: Twitter's new owner, Elon Musk, reportedly stated at the first employee meeting that Twitter will become a bank and (international) payments company. This sounds like PayPal 2.0. Elon Musk founded the online bank X.com in 1999 and merged it with Confinity the following year to create PayPal…

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Appearing on Fin/Sum 2021 Day 2 ~ What should financial services and technology be like in the post-COVID era?

I will be appearing as a moderator at Fin/Sum 2021 on March 17, 2021, starting at 9:10 AM. Fin/Sum 2021 is co-hosted by Nikkei Inc. and the Financial Services Agency (FSA), but the main hall program on Day 2 is primarily produced by the FSA. It will begin with greetings from Vice Minister Akazawa, followed by greetings from Deputy Prime Minister Aso. Within that, my session will be with Ryohei Akazawa of the Cabinet Office…