Nick Ris

I have a horrible sneaking feeling we forgot about David Blaine in a perspex box somewhere

@adambader Giving them the benefit of doubt, and a few days, but if they don't come through, I'll be asking for a refund for this years membership (I'm sure they won't give it), and moving along. I was on the fence about renewing anyway, and I know I'm not alone in thinking that...

@nickris :(

Whoop, a company that always claimed that subscribers would receive new features without hardware updates, and that if new hardware was released, subscribers would receive it for free, has today released two new devices and is asking existing subscribers to pay for them. This is a clear example of them lying, and it is disappointing because I love the product and the company.

@rileyphughes Perhaps he doesn't want a new financial account?

@nickris I don't see another reason for reluctance mentioned in Gergely's post?

Notice: “the KYC flow” is casually mentioned as the #1 reason not to onboard into new products. Even when *all the cool kids* use those products Few realize how truly impactful Reusable ID/portable KYC is going to be

Decentralized Reusable ID is a significant technological breakthrough, yet it's still surrounded by confusion. In our recent live roundtable, top experts—@EmLindley, @james_monaghan, and @NickRis—joined us to demystify this powerful technology. Watch: youtu.be/I9tlM-dTHW0

@BrittaniHD @Aeromexico the wink emoji, i'm dying 🤣

Does anyone know how to get someone to actually help you at @Aeromexico ? I’ve been hung up on and had a ridiculous conversation with the chat bot today…

@rileyphughes On his return he can now just pull out his badge and pill bottle and can sail through TSA. Sorted!! 🤣

The past few weeks, I've posted about my experiences using the Utah Mobile Driver's License (mDL). Since then, a few people have reached out and shared some insane experiences. Here’s the craziest one I’ve heard: A friend of mine called out of the blue. He was at the airport and imminently needed to board a flight, but he’d forgotten his wallet at home! He needed to decide whether to go home and grab his wallet, or depend on the Utah mDL that I encouraged him to download the week before. I told him I was 85% sure he would be OK. He regrettably listened to me and decided to rely on the mobile driver’s license. Here’s the full story: 1️⃣ His nerves were soothed as he saw signs plastered all over security prompting him to download the mDL app. But when he reached the agent, he learned the mDL was only accepted in the PreCheck line. He didn’t have PreCheck. 2️⃣ TSA said they could use “alternative methods” to verify his identity for boarding his flight, including 2 forms of ID from different sources. 3️⃣ He only had 1 form of ID on him: an employee badge. Since his wallet was at home, that’s all he had. 4️⃣ He suggested the mDL could be the second form of ID! After all, it’s a government-issued ID card! And it’s heavily advertised as being accepted by TSA?! Nope. They rejected his plea. Would not accept the mDL as second form of ID. He was out of luck—until… 5️⃣ He pulled out an old prescription bottle. The prescription label had his name printed in worn off ink. Eureka!! The 2nd factor of ID he needed! The TSA *accepted the prescription bottle* (again--not the mDL!) and sent him on his merry way to his flight. Woah… we have a long way to go. Imagine the layers of anachronistic artifacts of bureaucratic incompetence that must exist to accept a worn-off prescription label as more trustworthy than a highly-advertised, government-issued, cryptographically-secure mobile driver’s license. And, unbeknownst to the TSA agent working with my friend, he is employed with the same healthcare company that issued the prescription. So technically, the employee ID and prescription are from the same source, which means they would fail the "2 sources of ID" policy anyway! 😂 This story demonstrates that while technology and product matter a lot, reusable ID companies cannot discount the importance of business & legal matters. In this case, misleading advertising. It also demonstrates a counterintuitive point: successfully-adopted reusable IDs generally start with one use case. The fact that Utah's mDL is only accepted in the PreCheck line is a fine place to start. The fact it doesn't cover all the edge cases is fine, to start. It just means there's more room to expand after deployment #1 is a success. Would love to hear from you if you've used mDLs or reusable ID products in the wild, and how your experience was.

@darrello but v valid points re waiting on perfection in general

@darrello I'm a big 'done is better than perfect', guy but in this case Jacques and team did a load of work leading up this - it wasn't exactly shooting from the hip ;)

Seeing what Bhutan has been able to do with #SSI makes you realize that all too many are waiting on perfect, which never happens. They have created a rich ecosystem where amazing things are possible. And they didn't wait for someone to have the perfect answer. They created their own... untrustables.simplecast.com/episodes/ep001…

@darrello passkeys are an answer they're certainly not the answer

"passkeys are the answer" I'm pretty much a whiz at a lot of login crap. 1Password power user. With a new ability. I can lock myself out of any account that I assign a passkey to. This user is the problem.

@stevejarrett @orange Nice one Steve!

Today during our first #OpenTechDay I was named Chief AI Officer of @orange. I think this recognition is largely just a reflection of the great work done by our incredible team of engineers and researchers across our 26 countries. We are making strong progress towards our mission of using AI to ‘superpower’ all of our employees, our networks, and our customer experiences. Come visit our big event this week in Paris and see for yourself! I’m grateful to the company for this wonderful opportunity and especially to my boss @bruno_zerbib as well as my previous bosses @mno_jl and @MichaelTrabbia who have given me such great support and guidance. Here’s to many more #AIsuperpowers for our employees and customers!

I am often asked whether SSI, verifiable credentials or identity wallets are a good fit for a particular use case, and my answer is usually "it depends on which benefits of this technology are relevant in this situation". Here's a handy cheat sheet 🧵.

A thread about our depraved healthcare system, and a plea. In 2021, my friend Carole was diagnosed with terminal stage four cancer. A single parent with two kids, she had just turned 43. In 2017, she had watched her brother Chris die of the same cancer. He too was in his 40s.

@jasonlk Isn't 90% of their revenue telco? Not sure it matters how sexy their dev marketing is.. they're a telco.

A headline I never thought I'd see from one of the very best, most important and trusted SaaS and Cloud leaders there is #signofthetimes

@patrickmalatack I tell people I was born on the 8th of Feb regularly. I’ve been here 12 years. Also, DOB is a terrible identifier..

I dont agree with the rest of the world on celsius but the fact that we use month/day/year in the US infuriates me.

@tonyrose023 @darrello You mean american?!

@darrello Are you one of those weird cup is half full kinda guys?!? Keep being awesome bro! 😎🤩

someone mentioned that my "sig" had "keep being awesome" in it and it seemed disingenuous. It isn't a sig. I type it every single time because I mean it. Automating that would cheapen it. You are awesome. Keep being awesome.

Congratulations to @TheWeebl for 20 years of Badger Badger Badger b3ta.com/links/20_Years…

@tonyrose023 Mr Inbetween - i hope it doesn't inspire anything tho

Might be coming down with COVID :( What should I plan to binge watch this time? Last time Vikings inspired the sweet Ragnar beard. Loved Sopranos, breaking bad, Vikings, game of thrones, and the expanse. Can Twitter give me better suggestions than chatGPT? 😎

@RedaHachem We're also working against that in many instances incumbent solutions already exist - point in case, KYC... It's fundamentally a solved problem, but could it markedly improved - yes...

@RedaHachem Thx Reda! The short answer is - yes, decentralized identity solutions will materially impact online privacy/security AND improve user experience. There are a lot of reasons why adoption has been slow, but a key aspect is the shear number of dependencies and variables involved

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