Category Archives: Identity

What should a national digital ID look like?

The Australian government has re-energised its planning for a national digital ID, with finance minister...

Handout: The history and future of digital wallets

Digital wallets are becoming a part of daily life for many. We can trace the...

The goal is identification, not an identity

Or “The Grammar of Identification” Governments talk about creating a “digital identity” as if it’s...

DVP/Update 01: Launching the Data Verification Platform at Identiverse 2023

Lockstep is pleased to be unveiling the Data Verification Platform proposal at the same time...

Putting verifiable credentials in the right hands

The development and evolution of a verifiable credential (VC) ecosystem depends on data issuers and...

NAB digital identity roundtable takes fresh steps forward

One of Australia’s Big Four banks, NAB, recently convened a roundtable intended to uncover insights...

Handout: How a data protection infostructure can safeguard value chains

Data-sharing is now a social and economic imperative, yet the risks have become obvious. Part...

Putting government data to full use — and why

Government is the source — and should be the provider — of unambiguous, verifiable facts...

Digital wallets are components, not systems

Two particular veins of discussion enliven those of us working on identification and data quality....

What if we could make data useless to thieves?

In The Mandarin, Julian Bajkowski writes that “the digital identity penny appears to have finally...