So, fediverse actors (re: Mastodon, Kbin, Lemmy, Pixelfed, etc.), should we talk about Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decentralized_identifier) now or what? Self-sovereign identity is a necessary step, if we want a coherent #fediverse, with less friction to roam around instances.
No, thank you. Not for me, please.
I have read way too much scifi to want anything to do with global identification systems. The US license system is perverse enough.
@VexCatalyst Take a minute to read what DIDs are. It’s not centralized. It’s not managed by one authority. A government, a local authority, an educative institution, a non-for-profit corporation, or someone you actually trust can act as registration authority. There’s not one authority, in the same way there’s no one email provider. You decide what you share, you decide what information is available. Right now, you have to provide information (at least your email address, but normally much more than that) every time you want to login to an instance, or be treated as a stranger.