The Need for Good Digital ID is Universal
The ability to prove who you are is a fundamental and universal human right. Because we live in a digital era, we need a trusted and reliable way to do that both in the physical world and online.
We Need to Get Digital ID Right
Unfortunately, current models of digital ID do not meet everyone’s needs. They are generally archaic, insecure, lacking adequate privacy protection, and for over a billion people worldwide, unavailable.
Everyone should have access to a digital ID that enables them to prove who they are across institutional and international borders and across time, while giving them control over how their personal information is collected, used, and shared.
We refer to the core requirements of that digital ID as the four P’s:Private
Only you control your own identity, what data is shared and with whom

Portable
Accessible anywhere you happen to be through multiple methods

Persistent
Lives with you from life to death

Personal
Unique to you and you only

Unpacking the Challenges
1.1 billion people worldwide live without a digital ID
Identity is vital for political, economic and social opportunity. But systems of identification are archaic, insecure, lack adequate privacy protection, and for over a billion people, inaccessible.
Identity data is outside of individual control
Today, most personal data is stored in silos. The more siloed and numerous your data becomes the less control you have over it.
Protections for privacy are insufficient
With tracking, targeting, and surveillance techniques becoming more sophisticated, you need better privacy protections for your data.
Identity is neither portable nor persistent
Data travels swiftly across time and space, often without your control.
Good digital ID is too important not to get right
For over a billion individuals worldwide, accessing basic good and services is difficult, if not impossible, due to a lack of recognized identification. With “good” digital identity, individuals could use credentials issued from a variety of different institutions in order to gain access to a variety of different services, while preserving privacy and security and maintaining control over their information.
A unique convergence of trends provides an unprecedented opportunity to make a coordinated, concerted push to provide digital ID to everyone.
