7 Myths of Self-Sovereign Identity (Part 1 of 2)

7 myths of self-sovereign identity (SSI)
Part 1 of our two-part series designed to debunk seven of the most popular myths around self-sovereign identity.

Crossing the Chasm

Crossing the self-sovereign identity chasm
Bringing self-sovereign identity to life. Here at Evernym we consider ourselves to be in a very privileged position: we get to tell the world about Self-sovereign identity (SSI). In fact, we’ve already spoken to hundreds, perhaps thousands of people from all over the world, in nearly every market imaginable. Frankly, it’s infectiously fun to be […]

Don’t call it self-sovereign identity.

Unless it really is. There’s a brilliant series of promotional videos called “Will it blend?” set in a 70s-style game show, where the host takes various items and asks “Will it blend?” before sticking them into a blender. Ipads, snow skis, golf clubs, even super glue and silly putty have been blended into oblivion, with […]

On personal data

Personal privacy
We need to clear up some misconceptions about personal data before they perpetuate past the point of no return. Personal data ≠ private data. Although many people use the terms “private data” and “personal data” interchangeably, the term “private data” has no meaning at law. While “personal data” under EU law means “any information relating […]