Decentralized identifiers (DID) and personal data tools for building a web of trust

March 29, 2022, 10:23AM EDT

• 14 min read

Quick Take

It is becoming increasingly important to actively manage and protect our digital identities (e.g., passwords, account numbers, browsing history, social media profiles) given how much value we transact on the web nowadays
In Web2, we have to trust large companies and their centralized databases to protect and manage our personal data
But in Web3, we can expect more modular integration of ready-made decentralized digital identity solutions instead of reliance on centralized solutions (or building such tools from the ground up)
Here, we take a look at the two leading blockchain-based identity platforms providing such personal data tools – Ontology and Civic

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Source: https://www.theblockresearch.com/decentralized-identifiers-did-and-personal-data-tools-for-building-a-web-of-trust-137808?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss