Great explanation, Drummond.
What Phil and Doc called "sovereign identity" means that an individual who wants to assert their identity does not need to rely on -- or be subject to -- any third-party "identity provider". No matter how big or benevolent that identity provider.
To be truly "free", the individual needs to be able to be their own identity provider, which is why at least some of us are focused on personal cloud login -- using your own personal cloud as your "identity provider".
Once you arrive at that architecture, then the requirements become pretty clear -- how a P2P personal cloud network works, what the P2P trust mechanisms are, and how relying parties start using it. That's what we're doing with the Respect Network, and which other P2P trust networks may be undertaking as well.
Those three paragraphs deserve attention since they immediately clarified to me what intrigues people about login. I’ve been reading this thread, sensed that’s its important but don’t have the background to understand why and no time to properly research it.
Those who are passionate with "sovereign identity" understandably may forget that other readers are not sufficiently acquainted to appreciate what fuels their interest. So an occasional ‘Login for Dummies’ posting helps by exposing *WHY* it’s important to a wider audience.
Drummond, you may want to consider using a cleaned up version of the above in your marketing materials.
Nathan Schor
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