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

As we reported in 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 society, with calls for efficiency clashing with concerns about privacy violations. Of particular note is...

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

In June 2019, the G6 communique, chaired by Japan, stated the importance of multi-stakeholder dialogue in decentralized finance. In response to this, the Blockchain Governance Initiative Network (BGIN), established in April 20,…

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

It has been said for a long time that "OpenID is authentication and OAuth is authorization." However, I feel that there are quite a few people who misunderstand the meaning of these words. I think that the evidence is that we often hear statements like "We don't need OpenID anymore. OAuth is enough." OAuth authentication is...

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Identity in times of conflict: In response to the invasion of Ukraine

I will be holding a workshop titled "Identity in Conflict" at Identiverse 6, which will be held near Denver, Colorado, USA, on June 21st. This session will be held on February 2022th.

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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 from 3:17 am on March 9, 10. Fin/Sum 2021 is co-hosted by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun and the Financial Services Agency, but the program in the main hall on Day 2021 is being created primarily by the Financial Services Agency. The event started with a greeting from Deputy Minister Akazawa, followed by Deputy Prime Minister Aso...

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