047 Identity Validation Mechanisms in Digital World with James Monaghan - The FIT4PRIVACY Podcast (Full Episode)

In this episode of the FIT4PRIVACY Podcast, Punit is joined by James Monaghan for an open and candid conversation about how we should protect our identity and privacy. He talks about creating different standards for identity and letting people choose which one they like to be identified with. He believes such an approach will create more trust.

KEY CONVERSATION POINTS

• What is GDPR in one word?
• Privacy Protection In A Digital World
• Identity Management Approaches The Moved To Next Level
• Establishing Trust By Organization

ABOUT THE GUEST

James has spent his career so far building startups that use technology to improve how people interact with businesses and with each other. This has taken him on a journey which began in the early days of mobile messaging, through account security for the world’s largest online brands, and currently the exciting realm of digital identity. Today James serves as the Vice President of Product Management at Evernym, a company pioneering the movement towards “self-sovereign” or decentralised identity. He holds a Masters degree in Engineering, a Certified Information Privacy Technologist qualification, and a penchant for long distance running.

Links that might be useful and relevant for your audience based on our conversation:

Trust over IP Foundation: https://trustoverip.org

Decentralised ID Foundation: https://identity.foundation

W3C Specifications:

DIDs: https://w3c.github.io/did-core/

Verifiable Credentials: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/

IATA Travel Pass: https://www.iata.org/en/programs/passenger/travel-pass/

Senior technology executive with experience in business development, partnerships, product management and software development. Veteran of several high-growth startups, and a torch-carrier for the power of mission-driven organizations.

Building the future of decentralized identity and trusted interactions at Evernym.

ABOUT THE HOST

Punit Bhatia works with business and privacy leaders to create an organizational culture with high privacy awareness and compliance as a business priority. Punit is the author of various privacy books including “Be Ready for GDPR”. Punit has been a speaker at over 30 global events. Punit is the creator and host of the FIT4PRIVACY Podcast.

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