Martin Soler

2029 days ago

Digital IDs will grow because the immediate benefits will outweigh tomorrow’s (possible) risk. In our minds the immediate satisfaction/joy/pleasure is always more important than the consequences. The risk I believe isn’t in digital IDs but in automation and AI decisions based on data that can be hacked. How do we install safety switches to avoid injustice. Because we know the system will get hacked. We know less scrupulous people will cheat. We must have a “fuse” that ensures people aren’t wrongly being locked up or kicked off important systems like financial etc. Digital IDs will happen.

Digital IDs Are More Dangerous Than You Think

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Brett Solomon (Brett Solomon is the executive director of Access Now, an NGO that defends and extends the digital rights of users at risk around the world. He is the founder of RightsCon, an annual global conference that addresses human rights in the digital age.