Steve Wilson

Identity & data protection researcher, innovator & adviser. Founder Lockstep Consulting & Technologies; Principal Analyst Constellation Research.

[Steve Wilson @Steve_Lockstep]

@stephendpalley And the way many people use the term "consensus" is not even wrong!
The "consensus" reached by a blockchain is very narrow; it's reached under special self-imposed constraints, and it's difficult to generalise beyond cryptocurrency.

[Steve Wilson @Steve_Lockstep]

@xchatty I don’t have strong opinion s about this yet, and the differences might not matter, but I think what you’re describing is more like counterfeiting than theft.

[Steve Wilson @Steve_Lockstep]

#DigitalIdentity #HotTake 1/6
There is no such thing as identity theft; there is only data theft. Data breaches do not represent an “identity” problem but a data quality problem.
More: https://t.co/0JJyam6o0T

[Steve Wilson @Steve_Lockstep]

We need specific facts and proofs, not open-ended identity.
Authenticity now is a far bigger issue than identity.
Let's broaden verifiable credentials to verify any important qualities of any digital thing.
More: https://t.co/ZWzO7yEbTp

[Steve Wilson @Steve_Lockstep]

#digitalIdentity #HotTake 6/6
The Internet is not missing an "identity layer” but an authenticity layer.
We rarely need to know who someone really is. Instead we usually need to verify some specific fact about them, disclosing as little identity as possible.

[Steve Wilson @Steve_Lockstep]

Check out my latest article: Rethinking Digital Identity as Data Verification (synopsis) https://t.co/jgdbLTPIsh via @LinkedIn

[Steve Wilson @Steve_Lockstep]

@kevinroose @scmallaby @CaseyNewton If Facebook is just a can that holds its members’ content, then it’s a magic can that opens itself, decides who’s hungry, and pours the contents down peoples’ throats.

[Steve Wilson @Steve_Lockstep]

@kevinroose @scmallaby Thanks for the digital addiction discussion.
Re Section 230, the old metaphor of “product” vs “can” is sooo wrong. Does anyone really think Facebook is just a passive container? It makes eye watering money through active brokering of who sees what.

@CaseyNewton #HardFork

[Steve Wilson @Steve_Lockstep]

@RSAConference Heh @RSAConference - you have the wrong Steve Lockstep. Please fix.

[Liz Miller @lizkmiller]

Little My is "determined and fiercely independent" from the Moomin books that I learned about thanks to my colleague @Steve_Lockstep. And yeah...there seems to be a "resemblance" I suppose?

[Peter EG @pevansgreenwood]

"The Limits of Algorithms" An invited presentation to the AI in Asia conference, Korea University Law School, Dec 16, 2016. https://t.co/Y9WEGo8id3

[Steve Wilson @Steve_Lockstep]

Hey @remarkablepaper. Question:
Why can’t I import documents (PDFs) from my iPhone to my remarkable? It seems a major shortcoming of the mobile app.

[Steve Wilson @Steve_Lockstep]

If you're at @AISA_National #AustralianCyberConference2024 this week, and have an interest in #AI and #privacy, come along to my #PrivacyEngineering workshop for three practical tools. Thursday Nov 28, 10:15 am.
Session info: https://t.co/Gzufks0lFK #CyberCon

[Steve Wilson @Steve_Lockstep]

If you're at @AISA_National #AustralianCyberConference2024 this week, and have an interest in #AI and #privacy, come along to my #PrivacyEngineering workshop for three practical tools. Thursday Nov 28, 10:15 am.
Session info: https://t.co/Gzufks0lFK #CyberCon

[Constellation Research @constellationr]

Outstanding work! @TrustAllianceHQ won the #SuperNova2024 Award in Digital Safety, Governance, Privacy & Cybersecurity https://t.co/GOFqelW4Bn @Steve_Lockstep @Chirag_Mehta #CCE2024 #privacy #dataprotection

[Steve Wilson @Steve_Lockstep]

Australians' use of verifiable credentials and digital wallets continues to climb, proving they are ready to #clicktopresent any digital ID. https://t.co/iIENlR2fZe.