Opinion A Practical Checklist to Future-Proof Your State’s Digital Infrastructure From vendor lock-in to privacy compliance, the path to digital modernization is full of trade-offs. This checklist gives state decision-makers a practical framework for evaluating emerging identity technologies and aligning with open-standards best practices.
Opinion Modernizing BSA and AML/CFT Compliance with Verifiable Digital Identity In our U.S. Treasury RFC response, we propose an Identity Trust model to modernize AML/CFT compliance—delivering transparency, accountability, and trust for regulators and institutions, without sacrificing innovation or privacy.
Opinion Designing Digital Guardianship for Modern Identity Systems Considerations for how states can responsibly represent parental, custodial, and delegated authority without compromising privacy.
Decentralized Identity Foundations of Decentralized Identity This article is the first installment of our series: The Future of Digital Identity in America.
Opinion Revolutionizing Supply Chain Transparency Verifiable digital credentials (VDCs) are transforming how companies verify suppliers, authenticate products, and prove ethical sourcing.
Opinion Rethinking Learner and Earner Credential Verification SpruceID is redefining LER verification with open standards and privacy-first credentials that put learners in control of sharing their achievements.
Opinion How Mobile Driver’s Licenses Can Transform Identity Verification in Financial Services Verifiable digital credentials provide a faster, more secure alternative to traditional ID verification, streamlining onboarding and enhancing compliance.
Opinion Why CIOs Are Turning to Digital Credentials for Cybersecurity and Cost Savings Verifiable digital credentials offer a powerful, cost-effective way to enhance identity assurance, prevent fraud, and secure government systems without compromising user privacy.
Opinion Utah’s Digital ID Bill SB260 is the New Frontier for User-Controlled Identity Utah’s SB260 establishes a user controlled and state endorsed framework for digital ID that enshrines individual autonomy, privacy, and security.
Opinion Stopping the Job-Pocalypse: How Digital Job Credentials can Benefit Hiring AI-generated job applications are flooding the hiring process—can verifiable digital credentials restore trust in employment records?
Opinion Top 10 Ways Verifiable Digital Credentials Can Impact Education Educational institutions can enhance security, efficiency, and user experience by adopting Verifiable Digital Credentials (VDCs) for diplomas, transcripts, student IDs, and more.
Opinion How Verifiable Digital Credentials Improve Financial Inclusion Learn how verifiable digital credentials (VDCs) can make banking more affordable and payments more reliable.
Opinion How Digital Documents Can Improve Cross-Border Travel and Security SpruceID is advancing privacy-preserving Verifiable Digital Credentials (VDCs) to enhance security, streamline verification processes, and protect user privacy in international travel and immigration.
Opinion The Right to Be Deleted: How Digital Credentials Can Let Users Revoke Shared Data Personal data licensing offers individuals enforceable control over their sensitive data by using digital tools to track, limit, and revoke data sharing.
Opinion Industry Spotlight: Top 10 Ways Verifiable Digital Credentials Can Transform Government Explore how verifiable digital credentials can address challenges in government identity systems, offering secure, efficient, and privacy-focused solutions for a range of applications.
Opinion New Baby, New Headache: How Verifiable Digital Credentials Could Simplify Insurance Enrollment Discover how verifiable digital credentials could finally bring sanity to the chaos of adding a newborn to your health insurance—turning a paperwork nightmare into a seamless experience for new parents.
Opinion The Importance of Protecting Digital ID Users from “Phone Home” Surveillance Keeping Digital Identity Safe with Private Information Retrieval.
Opinion How Personal Data Licenses Can Keep Digital Identity Private How digital identity can give you total control of your sensitive data.
Opinion Why the U.S. Post Office is Key to Fighting AI Fraud Pending legislation could transform the venerable USPS into a key player in the fight against fraud.
Opinion SpruceID Joins Harvard and Microsoft Researchers for New “Personhood Credential” Proposal Empowering humans is the best way to fight a coming wave of A.I.-powered fraud and disinformation.
Opinion Navigating the Jungle of Digital Credential Standards SpruceID's multi-standard approach to digital identity credentials prioritizes user convenience, privacy, security, and sustainability, ensuring long-term functionality and adaptability.
Opinion Who Should Build a Digital Wallet? A guide for digital credential issuers deciding between an off-the-shelf digital wallet and custom wallet software.
Opinion Digital Identities Need More Transparency: A Framework Proposal We explore the potential of digital identity solutions to enhance privacy through selective disclosure, highlight the risks of verifier abuse, and propose a reasonable disclosure framework to standardize and safeguard data-sharing practices.
Opinion Provably Forgotten Signatures: Adding Privacy to Digital Identity We can enhance existing digital identity systems to support an important privacy feature known as “unlinkability:” sharing attributes without attribution.
Opinion What is Decentralized Identity? Decentralized identity is gaining traction globally through diverse implementations and aligns with SpruceID's mission to empower users with control over their data.
