💡 Vitalik Buterin: digital ID — convenient, but dangerous
In a new essay, the co-founder of Ethereum examines the pros and pitfalls of digital identification systems based on ZK-proofs. Even with privacy protection, risks remain.
🔐 What’s wrong?
— One ID per person = end of anonymity
— Authorities or employers can demand to disclose the "secret"
— ID operator monopoly is a direct path to digital control
💬 Alternative?
— Multiple ID providers
— Verification through social graph
— ZK-access without data leakage
🧠 Main idea: privacy is the foundation of freedom. The path is in decentralization and pluralism.
