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Memdeklaro - Freedom of identity - Open source alternative to centralized ID (memdeklaro.org)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/privacy@programming.dev
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Memdeklaro - Self declaration of identity (https://memdeklaro.org/) empowers people to self-declare their own identity, without third parties, surveillance or censorship. Aiming to present an alternative to the exclusionary state monopoly on identity, Memdeklaro is accessible to everyone, and is a non-government and non-corporate project, similar to Garry Davis’s World Passport and Digitalcourage’s ID with self-chosen data. Memdeklaro’s self declaration generator, ebook, presentation and webpage are in the public domain: https://github.com/memdeklaro

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[–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

I’m totally digging the sentiment, but I struggle to understand the practical aspects. What use is this ID, if realistically no institution is gonna accept it? What’s stopping me from claiming that i’m Marie Skłodowska-Curie? How can I trust that someone presenting me with such an ID is a freedom-loving stateless refugee, and not a criminal faking their identity?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Okay, i found a use case 😉 Where I live, you can get anonymous STI testing, and at the reception they identify you by first name and date of birth that you filled out online – but since it's communicated verbally, everyone in the waiting room can hear.

    That's where Memdeklaro could come in: they already trust whatever name and DoB you give them verbally, so they might just as well trust a piece of plastic that's conveniently available in your wallet.

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    • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

    This seems like a solution looking for a problem.

    How can I or the people around me trust this when it's licensed under unlicense?

    If governments and companies decide to adopt this I feel like only then will this become a real useful tool.

    As it is currently, it's an interesting idea that needs a bit more development time on the initial concept or pitch.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Why is no license a red flag? Other than failing to protect future developments from trivial enshittification and takeover, anyways...

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