The State of Identity Planetwise

I've been trying to write this since before Christmas and recent events have finally clarified a few things for me...

Apr 5 • Dr Alan Mayo

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November 2025

24. Identity Starts with People

Maori proverb: "He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata" In English, "What is the most important thing in the world? It is people…

Nov 5, 2025 • Dr Alan Mayo

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September 2025

23. Identity is Centralized

Really - could this be true?

Sep 24, 2025 • Dr Alan Mayo

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22. Seven Challenges for Credential Identity

Credential Identity is an alternative to Networked Identity. But to work, there are seven challenges that must be met.

Sep 20, 2025 • Dr Alan Mayo

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July 2025

21. The Plummet

How did that happen? We were promised a reusable Digital Identity ecosystem, and now we are getting digital copies of documents on a smartphone?

Jul 31, 2025 • Dr Alan Mayo

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20. Age Assurance – Decision Time!

Age Assurance is upon us - decisions will and must be made. We are woefully prepared, but we still have an opportunity to get it right if we 1…

Jul 15, 2025 • Dr Alan Mayo

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May 2025

19. Why Identity Systems Might Collapse Under Their Own Ambition

Will identity ecosystems be too big to succeed?

May 8, 2025 • Dr Alan Mayo

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December 2024

18. Is the EU Digital Identity Wallet Doomed?

Big projects often result in big failures...

Dec 31, 2024 • Dr Alan Mayo

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17. Digital Identity: Which Way José?

A year on, there has been little progress with Digital Identity, but at last there are some indications that the strategic question will come into…

Dec 19, 2024 • Dr Alan Mayo

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June 2024

16. Will decentralized identity work?

Will decentralized identity really work? Everything is opinion at present as there are many open questions.

Jun 28, 2024 • Dr Alan Mayo

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15. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, nah

Is the history of decentralization patterned after the stock market?

Jun 15, 2024 • Dr Alan Mayo

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May 2024

14. Verifiable Credentials or Verified Transactions?

We are heading towards verifiable credentials but verified transactions are more important!

May 12, 2024 • Dr Alan Mayo

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