The Vaccine Certificate Experience
Version 1 of the Ontario COVID Vaccine Certificate is a cumbersome experience that needs some work
Privacy in Ontario?
MyData Canada recently submitted a report to the Government of Ontario in response to its consultation for strengthening privacy protections in Ontario.
A near term future history
This is a flight of fancy written a week and a half before the US election. I hope it proves to be bad speculation.
Testing, not tracing, is the privacy-preserving response to COVID-19.
Technology enabled contact tracing seems like a rational response to the current pandemic. However, both the characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 and the unintended consequences of implementing some of the suggested technologies suggest that a coordinated social response is a better road forward.
Alice and Bob's Relationship is broken
Using the Alice and Bob for metaphors for relationships on the web only works when Alice and Bob are actually peers with equal say in their relationship.
A TLA for the BLT
A proposal for a Legal Reference Token (LRT) as a software token to connect business, legal and technical requiremeents.
Three Laws for Web Sites
If you want some high level guidance on privacy, this might qualify.
Privacy by Design and UX
Privacy in the design of sites is not about efficiency. It's about resiliency. Building a site that meets user privacy expectations will lead to long term and continuing engagement.