Alison McDowell

Advisor on digital identity, personal data, future of work, peppered with random posts about human rights, equality, inclusion.

[Alison McDowell @dgalison]

@BBCSport Trying to listen to the French Open semi coverage on #radio5x. They’ve been talking about Sinner’s legs in shorts for the past five minutes. He is the best tennis player on the planet and that’s what the commentators have to offer?! Do better than this @BBCSport

[Work Rights Centre @WORCrights]

Delighted to be on the panel at today's @DCMS event, discussing digital identity technology and the barriers and risks it can pose for migrant communities, particularly for EU citizens. Thank you for having us along to speak about this important issue🙏

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is a reminder of ‘sparple’ (14th century): to deflect attention from one thing by making a big deal of something else entirely.

[Hannah Rutter @miniaturerutter]

We’re starting 2023 with 32 #DigitalIdentity services certified against the trust framework. It’s so exciting to see these products IRL, making secure identity checks quicker, easier and cheaper

[Alison McDowell @dgalison]

@PenhaligonsLtd I just opened my presents and got a lovely bottle of Halfeti. Amazing! But the packaging?! I think you can do better than a giant single-use plastic box in 2023. It would smell just as nice in recyclable cardboard.

[Siobhán McSweeney @siobhni]

Have a listen to this.

[Alison McDowell @dgalison]

@Conservatives @ranil But Americans don’t really eat lamb?

[Alison McDowell @dgalison]

@SudeikisNews Tough night. Blame the VAR.

[Hannah Rutter @miniaturerutter]

Big thanks to the 5 certification bodies who are ensuring that digital identity products meet the UK digital identity and attributes trust framework
- Age Check Certification Services
- Amtivo Group
- BSI
- Kantara
- NQA

[Alison McDowell @dgalison]

@OliverPrill I want Tide to succeed but you are really letting me down! You have locked my account for ten days and you won’t give me any reason why. Have you tied all my money up in crypto??!!

[Alison McDowell @dgalison]

@TideBusiness I am having a horrible customer experience. You won’t reply to my emails. Will you read my tweets?! This is not what FinTech was supposed to bring to banking.

[Alison McDowell @dgalison]

@Pret I bit into a ROCK in a Pret baguette and broke my tooth. Cracked in half. Emergency extraction. You sent 4 free rock sandwiches in return. You used to be a part of the community. Now you are just marketing + lawyers. Do better @Pret. #pretrocksandwich

[Alison McDowell @dgalison]

@quredhealth we have been waiting over 45 minutes for our appointment to start. Please help!

[Alison McDowell @dgalison]

@quredhealth we love your service but we have been online for 40 minutes waiting for our appointment to start. Where are you???!!

[Alison McDowell @dgalison]

Digital identity and attributes consultation now live. https://t.co/Va4Pc8ml2z

[Alison McDowell @dgalison]

@APCOvernight My dinner is missing! You’re two hours late. Help!

[Matt Warman @mattwarman]

Earlier this week I met with ID providers @IdemiaGroup, @Zamna_Tech, @evernym, @Sitekit, and @FrejaeID. It was brilliant to see demonstrations of a diverse range of technologies, and to discuss the broader benefits they can have for the #digitalidentity market and people alike.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

In 2016, when Trump won PA, MI, and WI by a handful of votes, the election system worked just great. Now that he's losing, it's a "fraud" and they're "stealing the election." This is how demagogues destroy faith in democracy and move us toward authoritarianism. Count every vote!

[Alison McDowell @dgalison]

@MyHealthcareC So so disappointing. No test result sent, nobody retuns my calls. You take the money and nothing comes back.

[Alison McDowell @dgalison]

@MyHealthcareC This service has been absolutely terrible! You didn’t send my Covid test result, you didn’t return my calls (as you promised you would), your phones just ring and ring. So so disappointing.