The Bitcoin Masterclasses with Craig Wright Day 2 Session 2: Hashing your identity and keeping your privacy
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- 06 Feb 2023
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Digital ID systems are probably inevitable, but should we be afraid of them? As Bitcoin inventor Dr. Craig S. Wright points out in his recent The Bitcoin Masterclasses series, having a digital identity doesn’t mean losing your privacy.
This article covers Session 2 of the second day of the Bitcoin Masterclasses, a workshop held in London. There are plans to have other similar events in other cities around the world, but the London series is available on CoinGeek’s YouTube channel.
Private identity and identity proofs
Can you still have multiple identities? Well, yes and no—you still need a single identity at the base of everything, Dr. Wright says.
“Yes, you can have multiple identities, and you can link and un-link them. You can have your corporate identity, and you can have your private one. For every person under the age of 25, you can put a whole lot of shit on TikTok that is going to haunt you for the rest of your life,” he states.
No matter how much privacy you desire, there are many cases where you’ll need to prove you’re a real person. Confirming you own an asset like a car, property, or company shares are common examples. Read More…
