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FYI, the BSC Discussion Group is being archived
by Eve Maler 09 Mar '19

09 Mar '19

A vote was recently undertaken in the Kantara Leadership Council to instruct the Kantara Initiative staff to archive the Blockchain and Smart Contracts Discussion Group's mailing list and related assets. That vote has passed, so they are going to begin that task. If you have any questions, please reach out to me or Bella (cc'd). [image: ForgeRock] <https://www.forgerock.com/> *Eve Maler* VP Innovation & Emerging Technology | ForgeRock *t* (425) 345-6756 | *e* eve.maler(a)forgerock.com *twitter* xmlgrrl | *web* www.forgerock.com

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Important topic for discussion: forming a charter for a blockchain-related WG
by Eve Maler 16 Jun '17

16 Jun '17

Hi everyone! Have you enjoyed your break? :-) Thomas and I have rounded off the edits to our Report <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HOVJ3lKqOIjwCqPt5jFxfLr7wEoJ0ZVNbMGsdsW…> and remanded ownership of the document to Kantara. You'll recall that we included several recommendations. One of them in particular is highly relevant for us to shape further here on this list: *"Recommendation: Launch a Blockchain and Smart Contracts WG <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HOVJ3lKqOIjwCqPt5jFxfLr7wEoJ0ZVNbMGsdsW…>"* We went a good way towards recommending the shape of deliverables and liaison relationships there. But what's needed for anyone to actually form a WG in Kantara is described in its Operating Procedures <http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/download/attachments/84279306/Kanta…>. What's required is at least one proposer, and a proposed charter using this template <https://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/GI/Template+-+Work+Group+C…> (with the following new additions: a) title of the publication the WG will produce, b) expected timeframe for delivery, c) any paid resources anticipated such as Editor or Project Manager, and d) if yes, then ideally a pre-arranged source of directed funds to avoid slowdown). The finished charter proposal would then go to the Kantara Leadership Council for approval. I would now like to invite everyone to participate in discussing the chartering of a WG, keeping in mind *the original parameters of the recommendations* (though these can vary if that's the way the discussion goes) and the *chartering requirements*. We don't intend to schedule calls for this discussion at this point, though this can be arranged if it seems necessary. Note: Proposers and those listing themselves in proposed leadership roles in the charter are taking an important new step towards making the listed deliverables happen, with real resources and time! This is the most important *practical* consideration. (Thomas and I are unable to take on these roles in a new WG, though we are here to guide and comment on the chartering process.) *Eve Maler*ForgeRock Office of the CTO | VP Innovation & Emerging Technology Cell +1 425.345.6756 | Skype: xmlgrrl | Twitter: @xmlgrrl

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Fwd: SAVE THE DATE: WG11 Midyear Meeting in San Diego, CA, Sept. 18-19, 2017
by John Wunderlich 08 May '17

08 May '17

FYI: Following up on the last call, see the notice below. I'm on the mailing list but not a member of Sedona. John Wunderlich, BA, MBA IAPP Fellow of Information Privacy CISA, CIPM, CIPP/C, PbD Ambassador @PrivacyCDN <https://twitter.com/PrivacyCDN> & Privacist ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: The Sedona Conference <info(a)sedonaconference.org> Date: 4 May 2017 at 14:01 Subject: SAVE THE DATE: WG11 Midyear Meeting in San Diego, CA, Sept. 18-19, 2017 To: John Wunderlich <john(a)wunderlich.ca> [image: Logo] [image: Facebook] <https://thesedonaconference.org/sites/sedona.civicactions.net/modules/civic…> [image: Twitter] <https://thesedonaconference.org/sites/sedona.civicactions.net/modules/civic…> [image: LinkedIn] <https://thesedonaconference.org/sites/sedona.civicactions.net/modules/civic…> SAVE THE DATE September 18-19, 2017 The Sedona Conference Working Group on Data Security and Privacy Liability (WG11) 2017 Midyear Meeting *The 2017 Midyear Meeting of Working Group 11 <https://thesedonaconference.org/sites/sedona.civicactions.net/modules/civic…> will be held at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, California, on Monday-Tuesday, September 18-19, 2017.* A welcome reception will be held on the evening of Sunday, September 17, 2017, from 6-8 pm. Please mark your calendars now. Please look for an email announcement when we open registration. *In order to attend the meeting, you will need to be a member of WG11 <https://thesedonaconference.org/sites/sedona.civicactions.net/modules/civic…>. Please become a member by signing up for a Working Group Series (WGS) membership <https://thesedonaconference.org/sites/sedona.civicactions.net/modules/civic…>*. Once a WGS member, one is eligible to become a member and take part in the activities of all Working Groups, including WG11. If you have any questions about how to sign up for a membership or encounter any difficulties while doing so, please contact Irina Goldberg at IGG(a)sedonaconference.org. If you have any questions about the activities of WG11 or the 2017 midyear meeting, please contact Michael Pomarico at MSP(a)sedonaconference.org. We hope to see you in San Diego in September! ------------------------------ 301 East Bethany Home Road, Suite C-297, Phoenix, AZ 85012 Phone 602-258-4910 <(602)%20258-4910> Email info(a)sedonaconference.org ------------------------------ Copyright 2017 The Sedona Conference You are currently signed up to receive newsletters. To unsubscribe click here <https://thesedonaconference.org/index.php?q=civicrm/mailing/optout&reset=1&…> If you would like to resubscribe to receive emails from The Sedona Conference click resubscribe <e-4252-3767713-259afa6b9c381e31@thesedonaconference.org?subject=I%20would%20like%20to%20resubscribe%20to%20TSC%20emails&I%20would%20like%20to%20resubscribe%20to%20TSC%20emails> -- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

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Notes from Thursday, May 5 (last) BSC telecon
by Eve Maler 05 May '17

05 May '17

Thanks and congratulations to all! http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/BSC/2017-05+%28May+2017%29+… Agenda: - Report <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HOVJ3lKqOIjwCqPt5jFxfLr7wEoJ0ZVNbMGsdsW…> work Attending: Eve, JohnW, Matisse, Marco, Doug B, Susan (regrets: Thomas) Should we keep the "ethical diamond" observation in whole or part? We kept it. We have consensus on our Recommendations. The report is not *exactly* complete, but it's ready to present. We can keep copy-editing while it's presented to the LC and Board at this point. Goals at this point: Without meeting again, copy-edit and resolve all final comments. Thomas and Eve, plus name-checked DG participants, to complete these tasks. All: Beware of the GDocs phishing scam! (Our Report link above is a GDoc.) *Eve Maler*ForgeRock Office of the CTO | VP Innovation & Emerging Technology Cell +1 425.345.6756 | Skype: xmlgrrl | Twitter: @xmlgrrl

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Last meeting is today!
by Eve Maler 04 May '17

04 May '17

We have been making lots of edits and additions to the report; these should be complete-ish by call time, barring notes for specific people. PLEASE be sure to review, especially if you have gotten a Google Docs email query. Thomas sends very sincere regrets for today's call; he has been pulled into a meeting in a very "disempowered" way... As for me, I may be pulled away a bit before the end of our hour. So please be prompt and ready. Thanks! Eve (from my iPad)

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Notes from BSC telecon Thursday, April 27
by Eve Maler 29 Apr '17

29 Apr '17

http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/BSC/2017-04+%28April+2017%2… Agenda: - Report <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HOVJ3lKqOIjwCqPt5jFxfLr7wEoJ0ZVNbMGsdsW…> work Attending: Eve, Matisse, Marco, Thomas, Susan, Jeff, Maryann, Kathleen, JohnW The candidate recommendations are, so far, not captured in the report – . Let's confirm today which ones we "believe in", and add any others, and then put them in the report. Kathleen notes that ONC is beginning work on a trust framework/contract. Hopefully Our WG recommendation: How about: Spin up a WG to develop on blockchains and smart contract good practice on use and handling of data related to individuals so as to facilitate individual autonomy [and enable equitable and efficient participation in transaction ecosystems?]. John talks about knowledge, choice, and control as the three axes of autonomy. Ecosystems typically constrain autonomy. Add to potential liaison relationships: ONC and HL7. The recommendation we want to make has a pretty sharp audience, set of outputs, set of activities, and set of directions for next steps. We've talked from time to time about the UMA Legal subgroup possibly spinning up as its own group. Maybe there's something to think about here – combining forces, or two separate WGs? Maybe a "Legal WG" with Kantara-wide scope would make sense; John repeats himself in Legal, CIS, a lot. It would need to be able to produce technical specs as well (that is, have the right IPR policy for that). Kickstarting the good practice work: We want to recommend to all the "legal capacity to contract" (parties/counterparties) people that they should be using identity standards and, as much as possible, standard claim catalogs so that they can get the benefit of standard flows and standard claim/attribute semantics. (Point to "Analysis of Integrating Legal Contracts and Smart Contracts" section.) Eve made up an editing task list for herself and Thomas. Keep an eye on report changes. *AI:* All: Please review the Report and comment in it or on the list! Keep in mind we're at the very end. *AI:* Eve: Ask for one more meeting next Thursday. It's the LAST ONE. *Eve Maler*ForgeRock Office of the CTO | VP Innovation & Emerging Technology Cell +1 425.345.6756 | Skype: xmlgrrl | Twitter: @xmlgrrl

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Legal/technical smart contract WG -- RE: Notes from BSC telecon Thursday, April 27
by Thomas Hardjono 28 Apr '17

28 Apr '17

>>> Eve: >>> We've talked from time to time about the UMA Legal subgroup possibly >>> spinning up as its own group. Maybe there's something to think about >>> here – combining forces, or two separate WGs? Maybe a "Legal WG" with >>> Kantara-wide scope would make sense; John repeats himself in Legal, CIS, a lot. >>> It would need to be able to produce technical specs as well (that is, have >>> the right IPR policy for that). One thing that I'd like to see is a specification (actual spec, not best practices or guidelines) on a "smart-contract", something that has a hope of being accepted in the legal mindset/industry: (a) Technical: What is a technical definition of a smart contract: define the fields (syntax), allowable values and allowable interpretations (e.g. semantics). Digital signatures. (b) Legal: What information needs to be captured in a smart-contract, for example, to make it admissible in court. Some progress is being made (see bill HB2417 in Arizona and the one in Vermont by Oliver Goodfellow), but I believe more work needs to be done. For example, is the legal acceptance of HB2417 based on the digital signatures only or also on additional features. So, a new Kantara WG (a) with the right mix of legal/technical and (b) very well defined deliverables, would be groundbreaking. /thomas/ ________________________________________ From: dg-bsc-bounces(a)kantarainitiative.org [dg-bsc-bounces(a)kantarainitiative.org] on behalf of Colin Wallis [colin(a)kantarainitiative.org] Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2017 11:11 PM To: Eve Maler Cc: dg-bsc(a)kantarainitiative.org Subject: Re: [DG-BSC] Notes from BSC telecon Thursday, April 27 Folks Great work there. Thanks! The Report is shaping up well, but as Eve implies, it needs your best strategic thought bubbles being applied to those recommendations. If this helps at all, I am aware that the Leadership Council is seriously considering re-starting Kantara's P3 WG (Privacy and Public Policy). Who was around and remembers those ground-breaking, thought provoking calls on P3?:-). I bring this to your attention because if you do recommend a Legal WG, combining the efforts from UMA Legal and BSC, then there will be great cross-walk potential with P3. Thanks again, Colin Executive Director Cell: +44 (0)7490 266 778 Kantara Initiative Inc.<https://kantarainitiative.org/> [https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B7y8c3lrgRtUUjRFMHFMQm1BR3M&export=download] On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 8:52 PM, Eve Maler <eve.maler(a)forgerock.com<mailto:eve.maler@forgerock.com>> wrote: http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/BSC/2017-04+%28April+2017%2… Agenda: * Report<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HOVJ3lKqOIjwCqPt5jFxfLr7wEoJ0ZVNbMGsdsW…> work Attending: Eve, Matisse, Marco, Thomas, Susan, Jeff, Maryann, Kathleen, JohnW The candidate recommendations are, so far, not captured in the report – . Let's confirm today which ones we "believe in", and add any others, and then put them in the report. Kathleen notes that ONC is beginning work on a trust framework/contract. Hopefully Our WG recommendation: How about: Spin up a WG to develop on blockchains and smart contract good practice on use and handling of data related to individuals so as to facilitate individual autonomy [and enable equitable and efficient participation in transaction ecosystems?]. John talks about knowledge, choice, and control as the three axes of autonomy. Ecosystems typically constrain autonomy. Add to potential liaison relationships: ONC and HL7. The recommendation we want to make has a pretty sharp audience, set of outputs, set of activities, and set of directions for next steps. We've talked from time to time about the UMA Legal subgroup possibly spinning up as its own group. Maybe there's something to think about here – combining forces, or two separate WGs? Maybe a "Legal WG" with Kantara-wide scope would make sense; John repeats himself in Legal, CIS, a lot. It would need to be able to produce technical specs as well (that is, have the right IPR policy for that). Kickstarting the good practice work: We want to recommend to all the "legal capacity to contract" (parties/counterparties) people that they should be using identity standards and, as much as possible, standard claim catalogs so that they can get the benefit of standard flows and standard claim/attribute semantics. (Point to "Analysis of Integrating Legal Contracts and Smart Contracts" section.) Eve made up an editing task list for herself and Thomas. Keep an eye on report changes. AI: All: Please review the Report and comment in it or on the list! Keep in mind we're at the very end. AI: Eve: Ask for one more meeting next Thursday. It's the LAST ONE. Eve Maler ForgeRock Office of the CTO | VP Innovation & Emerging Technology Cell +1 425.345.6756<tel:(425)%20345-6756> | Skype: xmlgrrl | Twitter: @xmlgrrl _______________________________________________ DG-BSC mailing list DG-BSC(a)kantarainitiative.org<mailto:DG-BSC@kantarainitiative.org> http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/dg-bsc

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Collecting candidate recommendations -- RE: Notes from BSC telecon Thursday, April 13
by Thomas Hardjono 20 Apr '17

20 Apr '17

Folks, For our BSC telecon today, we are collecting candidate recommendations for future actions (see minutes from last week). So, please think about possible recommendations and we can discuss it today at the NSC call. Best. Thomas & Eve ________________________________________ From: dg-bsc-bounces(a)kantarainitiative.org [dg-bsc-bounces(a)kantarainitiative.org] on behalf of Eve Maler [eve.maler(a)forgerock.com] Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 3:07 PM To: dg-bsc(a)kantarainitiative.org Subject: [DG-BSC] Notes from BSC telecon Thursday, April 13 http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/BSC/2017-04+%28April+2017%2… Agenda: * Report<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HOVJ3lKqOIjwCqPt5jFxfLr7wEoJ0ZVNbMGsdsW…> work Attending: Eve, Matisse, Devon, Doug, Marco, Thomas, Susan At this point, people have had many chances to review most of the Report content; only a few pieces are new (though there are some holes yet to be filled). Most particularly, we need to decide on our Recommendations. Figure 1 highlights the need for a hashed data management system and an addressing management system, above and beyond native blockchain capabilities. Further, IAM infrastructure is separate. Thomas created this figure to point out the "stack" of needs. John W suggested adding the identities/entities on "either end". This is a key insight. Eve suggest that we all review the Report's observations, make candidate recommendations, and discuss and begin selecting them by next Thursday. We need to finish our work by the end of April. Matisse suggests that our recommendations should be about future research. Ethereum is under so many attacks that certain projects keep being pushing out. Susan notes that there is legislation starting up in 10 or more states. Should we develop guidance around legislation? Keep in mind Kantara's specific opportunities<http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/GI/Home> for recommendations. Kantara could develop a specific liaison relationship with this ISO committee<https://www.iso.org/committee/6266604.html>, for example. We agreed to meet next Thursday, and negotiate any further meetings at that time, with no meetings beyond May 1 in any case! Eve Maler ForgeRock Office of the CTO | VP Innovation & Emerging Technology Cell +1 425.345.6756 | Skype: xmlgrrl | Twitter: @xmlgrrl

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Notes from BSC telecon Thursday, April 13
by Eve Maler 13 Apr '17

13 Apr '17

http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/BSC/2017-04+%28April+2017%2… Agenda: - Report <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HOVJ3lKqOIjwCqPt5jFxfLr7wEoJ0ZVNbMGsdsW…> work Attending: Eve, Matisse, Devon, Doug, Marco, Thomas, Susan At this point, people have had many chances to review most of the Report content; only a few pieces are new (though there are some holes yet to be filled). Most particularly, we need to decide on our Recommendations. Figure 1 highlights the need for a hashed data management system and an addressing management system, above and beyond native blockchain capabilities. Further, IAM infrastructure is separate. Thomas created this figure to point out the "stack" of needs. John W suggested adding the identities/entities on "either end". This is a key insight. Eve suggest that we all review the Report's observations, make candidate recommendations, and discuss and begin selecting them by next Thursday. We need to finish our work by the end of April. Matisse suggests that our recommendations should be about future research. Ethereum is under so many attacks that certain projects keep being pushing out. Susan notes that there is legislation starting up in 10 or more states. Should we develop guidance around legislation? Keep in mind Kantara's specific opportunities <http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/GI/Home> for recommendations. Kantara could develop a specific liaison relationship with this ISO committee <https://www.iso.org/committee/6266604.html>, for example. We agreed to meet *next Thursday*, and negotiate any further meetings at that time, with *no meetings beyond May 1* in any case! *Eve Maler*ForgeRock Office of the CTO | VP Innovation & Emerging Technology Cell +1 425.345.6756 | Skype: xmlgrrl | Twitter: @xmlgrrl

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Long-awaited final review of our BSC DG Report
by Eve Maler 10 Apr '17

10 Apr '17

We have resurrected ONE meeting of our DG for *this Thursday*, to do a final review of our Report <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HOVJ3lKqOIjwCqPt5jFxfLr7wEoJ0ZVNbMGsdsW…> (which we're still filling in as fast as we can, but which has seen significant progress over the last month). *Please plan to attend* on Thursday at the "usual" time, 11am PT/2pm ET/8pm CET (calendar is here <http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/BSC/Calendar>). We will decide at that time whether we need to schedule another. Thanks to all those who have responded to namecheck comments inside the document. If you have been hanging onto a longstanding action item, now is the time to please complete it. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to let Thomas and me know. Thank you! *Eve Maler*ForgeRock Office of the CTO | VP Innovation & Emerging Technology Cell +1 425.345.6756 | Skype: xmlgrrl | Twitter: @xmlgrrl

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"Wise Contracts" - smart contracts and prose objects - paper now on SSRN
by James Hazard 11 Mar '17

11 Mar '17

The paper that Helena Haapio and I did on the fit between smart contracts and prose objects is now available on SSRN. It extends the "Ricardian contract" paradigm of Ian Grigg that has been picked up by R3cev, Barclays and others. At the same time, I started making prose objects - CommonAccord document solutions - as separate git repos. The fit is good - a git repo is a useful "punctuation" (@xmlgrrl) for a prose object. It follows in the footsteps of how coders collaborate. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2925871 http://source.commonaccord.org/index.php?action=list&file=G/ Greetings from sunny Sacramento. -- @commonaccord

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Meeting and editing schedule
by Eve Maler 06 Mar '17

06 Mar '17

Hello all-- Thomas and I are editing and collaborating away, and making sure not to miss all the pearls of wisdom in our meeting minutes, wiki, and email threads. Therefore, during this period, we will not be holding meetings until we have a complete first draft of the Report for your to review; the target date for that is Tuesday, March 28. We'd like to ask the Kantara staff to remove the calendar entries for the meetings before then. For those who want to make comments on the Report by the date -- or even anytime before -- please be sure to review it online and make *written* comments. If you need commenting/suggestion access, please do that through the Google Docs mechanism or contact us. We have begun putting to-do items at the end of the document. Most are for us, but some are for other contributors. You generally know who you are. :-) We'll be contacting/namechecking you folks as we go. Thank you all for your support and your awesome contributions! If any question, you know where live (virtually :-) ). *Eve Maler*ForgeRock Office of the CTO | VP Innovation & Emerging Technology Cell +1 425.345.6756 | Skype: xmlgrrl | Twitter: @xmlgrrl

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Sorry for the late notice; Thomas and I will be editing this week
by Eve Maler 28 Feb '17

28 Feb '17

We will plan to ask for some fresh reviews by the end of the week. No DG meetings tomorrow or Thursday. I cc'd Kantara staff to ask them to remove the calendar entries (realizing it's a bit late to let people know about the Tuesday meeting...). Thomas, let's Skype tomorrow about our 1:1 meeting schedule now that I'm back. *Eve Maler*ForgeRock Office of the CTO | VP Innovation & Emerging Technology Cell +1 425.345.6756 | Skype: xmlgrrl | Twitter: @xmlgrrl

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Northern Trust and IBM announce a blockchain for p...
by John Wunderlich 23 Feb '17

23 Feb '17

https://qz.com/916601/northern-trust-and-ibm-announce-a-blockchain-for-priv… John Wunderlich, Sent frum a mobile device, Pleez 4give speling erurz "...a world of near-total surveillance and endless record-keeping is likely to be one with less liberty, less experimentation, and certainly far less joy..." A. Michael Froomkin -- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

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No BSC telecon this Thursday
by Eve Maler 21 Feb '17

21 Feb '17

Hi folks-- Thomas and I are going to go into heads-down editing mode over the next little while again; as I described on the call today, I'll be collecting as many action items from our meeting notes, emails, and report comments as possible. So there is no call this Thursday, February 23. I've cc'd Kantara staff to ask them to please remove it from our calendar. *Eve Maler*ForgeRock Office of the CTO | VP Innovation & Emerging Technology Cell +1 425.345.6756 | Skype: xmlgrrl | Twitter: @xmlgrrl

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Notes from BSC telecon Tuesday, February 21
by Eve Maler 21 Feb '17

21 Feb '17

http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/BSC/2017-02+%28February+201… Agenda: - Report <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HOVJ3lKqOIjwCqPt5jFxfLr7wEoJ0ZVNbMGsdsW…> work Attending: Eve, Susan, Thomas, John, Devon We examined our Technologies definition of "blockchain" and Steve Wilson's email critique, and are satisfied that it shouldn't excite antibodies among the experts (see this blog post <https://blog.blockstack.org/blockchain-terminology-a-grammar-usage-guide-ff…> ). AI: Eve: Add a terminology definition of "blockchain" (cheekily pointing to the blog post). AI: Eve: Share Jim H's Wise Contracts paper with Devon et al. Jim H and Eve had a mind meld about how he believes P2P is the main value of decentralization, not the blockchain technology part. Eve can't run the Thursday call; she'll ask if Thomas can. *Eve Maler*ForgeRock Office of the CTO | VP Innovation & Emerging Technology Cell +1 425.345.6756 | Skype: xmlgrrl | Twitter: @xmlgrrl

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"The Corda Way of Thinking"
by James Hazard 21 Feb '17

21 Feb '17

This seems a very good explanation of a transacting as a sequence of record synchronizations. Index cards as ledger entries: https://gendal.me/2017/02/21/the-corda-way-of-thinking/ I don't understand, and perhaps disagree, with the notion that a subsequent step in a transaction is associated with removal of the prior step. That seems tidy, but problematic. It seems more reliable to start from the assumption that each step supplements the prior state. This is also how many systems (including legal) currently work. As in our example of the life cycle of a (paper) check: http://www.commonaccord.org/index.php?action=doc&file=bqc/fr/bnpp/a5we/Acco… Of course, it will sometimes be useful to collapse prior steps into a subsequent one, not least when the prior steps are drafts or erroneous. And the right to be forgotten or efficiency will require purging. There are parallels to this in git, which assumes retention of prior states but allows collapsing and deletion. That quibble aside, the explanation seems very clear and focuses on the essential advantage of "DLTs": common record formats and granular synchronization. -- @commonaccord

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EU- ENISA Doc
by Thorsten H. Niebuhr [WedaCon GmbH] 21 Feb '17

21 Feb '17

Just came across this one today, nice section about DL specific challenges https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/blockchain-security/at_download/fu… Thorsten

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Deloitte UK's SmartID, based on Ethereum/smart contracts
by Eve Maler 16 Feb '17

16 Feb '17

http://www.deloitte.co.uk/smartid/ https://github.com/SmartIdentity/smartId-contracts I'm definitely getting YABIP (yet another blockchain identity platform) overload. :-) *Eve Maler*ForgeRock Office of the CTO | VP Innovation & Emerging Technology Cell +1 425.345.6756 | Skype: xmlgrrl | Twitter: @xmlgrrl

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Notes from BSC telecon Tuesday, February 7 ("trust tree" slide attached)
by Eve Maler 16 Feb '17

16 Feb '17

http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/BSC/2017-02+%28February+201… Agenda: - Report <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HOVJ3lKqOIjwCqPt5jFxfLr7wEoJ0ZVNbMGsdsW…> work Attending: Eve, Thomas, Kathleen, JohnW, Matisse, Marco, Susan, Adrian, Jeff Discussion of Jeff's critique/comments: - Is the challenge with the phrase "blockchain technology" that it is being taken to apply only to the specific encryption technique? It appears so. We discussed how there are two uses of the phrase "blockchain", where a preponderance of the world uses "blockchain" to mean the entirety of the set of technologies; Jeff is using it to mean just some subset involving encryption. Matisse's professor taught her that "In traditional finance, the bank sends an encrypted transaction between clear people, while in Bitcoin, the bank sends a clear transaction between encrypted people." We edited our Blockchain technology section slightly to make clear that we mean "the whole, not the part". - Does the ethical diamond use case get in our way because the diamond miners have challenges that other use cases <https://www.provenance.org/news/category/technology/> wouldn't, such as high-value pharmaceuticals or luxury goods? See this story <https://www.provenance.org/news/technology/blockchains-and-human-rights/> on blockchain and human rights. Susan will reach out to Everledger to ask a few questions about the workers involved in the diamond case and Eve will reach out to Vchain to ask them to fill out a questionnaire regarding their border control (not "human empowerment") use case. - What impact is there on OPAL/Enigma in thinking about where data is stored: central servers vs. distributed servers vs. clients? Enigma is on distributed servers; all the nodes act as a data server; the data is encrypted into shares. OPAL simply means moving the queries to the data. You can accept (consent to) algorithms running over your data. - We're all in agreement that the key problems of identity, such as verification/proofing, credential linking, etc., are not solved by blockchain itself. AIs: - Susan above - Eve above - Eve to send out PPT - Jeff to comment on the doc from his "new eyes" perspective *Eve Maler*ForgeRock Office of the CTO | VP Innovation & Emerging Technology Cell +1 425.345.6756 | Skype: xmlgrrl | Twitter: @xmlgrrl

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Details for our BSC telecon tomorrow
by Eve Maler 08 Feb '17

08 Feb '17

Hi folks-- Thomas is under the weather and I'm traveling tomorrow, so Devon has agreed to be our chair pro tem. We'll be using our normal Skype dial-in, but for the screenshare, we'll be using a *join.me <http://join.me> one-time code instead of findthomas*, so please join the call in order to find out the exact screenshare link (join.me/nnnnnnnnn or go to join.me in your browser and then enter the code). I've cc'd Kantara staff to ask them to please change tomorrow's calendar entry <http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/BSC/Calendar>, if they're able to do so in time, to ensure people have the right info available at their fingertips. Thanks! *Eve Maler*ForgeRock Office of the CTO | VP Innovation & Emerging Technology Cell +1 425.345.6756 | Skype: xmlgrrl | Twitter: @xmlgrrl

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Notes from BSC telecon Tuesday, February 2
by Eve Maler 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/BSC/2017-02+%28February+201… Agenda: - Report <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HOVJ3lKqOIjwCqPt5jFxfLr7wEoJ0ZVNbMGsdsW…> work Attending: Eve, Adrian, Devon, Thomas, Jeff, JohnW, Kathleen Jim H has shared with Eve and Thomas his "Wise Contracts" paper, not yet published. Okay to distribute to the group prior to publication (Feb 23) so we can see if the group can use it to inform our recommendations? *AI:* Eve: Ask Jim H about distributing his paper. Eve mentioned her "Designing a New Consent Strategy <https://www.rsaconference.com/events/us17/agenda/sessions/6826-designing-a-…>" talk at RSA; her draft slides can be seen here <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4407275/IDY-R03%20Eve%20Maler%20RSAC%20…>. JohnW will be keynoting at the P&S conference <http://rebootcommunications.com/event/privsec2017/> next week; Eve will also be around. *Eve Maler*ForgeRock Office of the CTO | VP Innovation & Emerging Technology Cell +1 425.345.6756 | Skype: xmlgrrl | Twitter: @xmlgrrl

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Smart contract?
by John Wunderlich 01 Feb '17

01 Feb '17

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blockchain for identity
by j stollman 31 Jan '17

31 Jan '17

I am seeking some insight from this group on the viability of blockchain for identity. The notion of a user-controlled, distributed identity mechanism strikes me as the holy grail in identity. But, like the holy grail, I am finding it difficult to believe that it is real. In particular, I don't see what the blockchain can add to identity. Yes, I recognize that blockchain does offer distributed consensus. And I while I am not persuaded that proof-of-work and/or proof-of-stake are as bulletproof as most people accept, I am not focused on these concerns. My concerns stem from what value add the blockchain provides to the inscrutable problem of identity. We can use blockchain to confirm that a particular transaction too place at a particular point in time. For example, we can use it to confirm that Alice paid Bob the $1000 he owed her within the terms of their agreement. This verification may be valuable in a subsequent credit transaction. And we can use blockchain to confirm that someone claiming to be Alice passed a background check by Bob at a fixed point in time where the background check attests to aspects of her health, home address, financial stability, national loyalty, trustworthiness with confidential data, or some combination of these. But even this information is only useful to someone who believes that Bob is trustworthy and thorough in his checking. And since Bob can never be absolutely certain that the Alice who sat in front of his desk is the Alice she claims to be, Bob's assessment -- no matter how trustworthy and thorough he is -- is always subject to some doubt. And how are we certain that it was really Bob who is asserting the claim on behalf of Alice and not an impostor Bob? Do we believe that merely possessing his private key is sufficient proof to an organized attempt to create a false Alice? I don't see anything about the blockchain that addresses these concerns which are - and always have been - at the root of identity and trust. So many people seem excited because blockchain offers a distributed governance model that uses economic incentives to encourage good behavior of vetting parties (e.g., miners). But tracking a single crypto-currency is a much more simple task that vetting identifies and the vast array of attributes of interest to relying parties - depending on their business. And unlike measuring crypto currency transactions which either do or do not take place, identify attributes are not 0/1 transactions. They are a collection of probabilities. And using blockchain does not change this. If I have a bad credit rating using one self-managed identity, why don't I just create a new identity and seek credit for it? As a newbie, I might not have a high rating, but it would likely be better than a bad rating. What am I missing here? Thank you. Jeff --------------------------------- Jeff Stollman stollman.j(a)gmail.com +1 202.683.8699 <stollman.j(a)gmail.com> Truth never triumphs — its opponents just die out. Science advances one funeral at a time. Max Planck

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Provenance definitions for BSC Report
by Kathleen Connor 31 Jan '17

31 Jan '17

Hi Below are the best Provenance definitions that seem appropriate for the BSC Report that I can find among the ISO/NIST etc. sources I reviewed. Provenance = DF: Information about entities, activities, and people involved in producing a piece of data or thing, which can be used to form assessments about its quality, reliability or trustworthiness. W3C PROV-Overview http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-prov-overview-20121211 Provenance of a resource is a record that describes entities and processes involved in producing and delivering or otherwise influencing that resource. Provenance provides a critical foundation for assessing authenticity, enabling trust, and allowing reproducibility. Provenance assertions are a form of contextual metadata and can themselves become important records with their own provenance. [W3C Provenance XG Final Report] http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/prov/XGR-prov-20101214/#Importance_of_prove nance

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