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• @hackylawyer Elizabeth M. Renieris on x

  Why would a #crypto #blockchain evangelist aspire to build a #centralized #ID system in #Ethiopia? I explore why distributed computing does NOT equal decentralized *power* in my latest via @CIGIonline, cc @WomeninID @GoodID @idpro_org @DecentralizedID https://www.cigionline.org/.…

• @libshipwreck Librarianshipwreck on x

  “As for civil society, we should worry about the implications of blockchain-based ID systems and the incentives driving them around the world.” Essential piece by @hackylawyER: https://www.cigionline.org/...

• @mustapha_hamoui Mustapha Hamoui on x

  @Techmeme ... This is such an Anglo-American perspective. Other countries expect government-issued ids. It makes government services easier and more efficient. Some bad governments may abuse IDs, but others make very good use of them to reduce corruption, save tax money & vote on…

• @bronwenmanby Bronwen Manby on x

  Ethiopia: “an offshore “Web 3” project with ambitions to build a national ID system based on a suite of much-hyped blockchain technologies is going virtually unscrutinized by journalists, scholars and activists” #legalidentity https://twitter.com/...

• @hijodelcuervo Black Star on x

  As some of those who follow me know, @Philly852 has been sounding the alarm about this for months and people came after her. You can choose to connect the dots or not https://www.cigionline.org/...

• @ahcastor Amy Castor on x

  Hoskinson recently struck a deal with Ethiopia's Ministry of Education for a #Cardano-based ID pilot involving 5M students. While national ID schemes can be highly problematic, building them on blockchain could be catastrophic. Story by @hackylawyER https://www.cigionline.org/...