A year unlike any other, when much of life went online, created a compelling case for digital identity. Talk of “immunity passports,” privacy-protecting contact tracing apps and even a potential move to online voting systems all speak to the need for robust digital identities.
In July 2020, the World Economic Forum published a briefing paper covering the risks and opportunities around “the internet of bodies.” From wearable technology to connected medical implants, it’s evident that our future digital identities could comprise more data than we ever thought possible.
Beni Issembert is the chief marketing officer of the private, enterprise-grade Concordium blockchain. He is also a published author, a member of the IOUR Foundation and the former chief marketing officer of Beam Protocol.