Digital Identity in The Absence of Authorities: A New Socio-Technical Approach

摘要: On the Internet large service providers tend to control digital identities of users. These defacto identity authorities wield significant power over users, compelling them comply with non-negotiable terms, before access services is granted. In doing so, users expose themselves privacy risks, manipulation and exploitation via direct marketing. Against this backdrop, emerging areas Digital Ecosystems user-centric emphasise decentralised environments independent self-determining entities that their own data identity. We show recent advances in identity, federated trust have prepared ground for provisioning. how social trust, rather than blind deference authorities, can provide a basis where risks be weighed compared merely accepted. Fundamentally, we are considering move from authority-centric centralised provisioning distributed Finally, highlight potential impacts Information Society give brief roadmap its general implementation adoption.