“Your ID isn't for you; it's for the bouncer and the system that put the bouncer in place. Put another way, the shadow of an ID is the permission and exclusion it represents.”
This is a good read, esp for people who work on online safety, privacy, & support policies that enable agency.
Bethan
I wrote about digital ID's shadow: classification, deservedness, and gatekeeping: rebeccawilliams.info/classificati...
rebeccawilliams.info
If the shadow of every ID check is permission, then the shadow of digital ID systems is the ability to deny permissions in more places, more often, and with less friction.
