How does the Qiy Scheme compare to X-Road in Estonia?
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Qiy is an independent international scheme regarding the sharing of data under the control of the individual, where X-Road is the digital infrastructure of the government of Estonia enabling citizens to access their data at organisations.
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What happens with people’s data?
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
It’s simple: nothing at all. Personal data existing at e.g. a bank, stays safely at the bank. Yet via a Qiy Node, people have got way more control over it. If another organisation needs certain information about an individual, he or she can easily provide this information right from the source. This way, data is prevented from being everywhere and privacy is guaranteed, as it is only exchanged based on consent of the individual.
Is data centrally stored?
No. The Qiy Trust Network is designed for the exchange of personal data and the necessary controls for the individual to stay in control.
What is the difference between the World Wide Web and the Qiy Scheme?
The Internet is a combination of electronic communications networks and data centres persons and organisations to the Internet. The World Wide Web (WWW) is a technical standard, a governance model and a set of rules & regulations administered by the WWW consortium. The WWW facilitates the interconnection of a huge number of databases. The information in these databases can be accessed by means of a web browser. Just like the WWW, the Qiy Scheme uses the Internet. The Qiy Scheme facilitates the exchange of personal data in a safe and secure manner between participating individuals and organisations, under the control of the individuals concerned.
What is a Qiy Node?
A Qiy Node is the representation of individuals and entities within the Qiy Trust Network. With a Qiy Node the connection to the Qiy Trust Network is established, enabling the use of services.
What is the Qiy Trust Network?
The Qiy Trust Network is the secure and privacy-protecting infrastructure under the rules and regulations of the Qiy Scheme that helps people get back control over their personal data.
What is the Qiy Foundation?
The Qiy Foundation is an independent trust dedicated to putting people in control of their personal data while creating value for organisations.
Paul Iske on the paradigm shift in customer centralization
Thursday, January 5, 2017
A great article by Paul Iske. We are honored to be mentioned by him!
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Dutch secret service wants to have all encryption keys
Thursday, October 20, 2016
The boss of the Dutch secret service AIVD, Rob Bertholee, showed himself to be a fanatical opponent of every form of encrypted communication. He sees security to be a direct opposite of privacy. “You have to ask yourself how much your privacy is worth to you.” Although this line of thought could be expected from a man whose job is to get to know as much as possible about potential terrorists in The Netherlands, the absence of encryption does not make life safer. The fact that companies have to leave backdoors open, implies that evil-minded people might also be able to use these, which in turn could make society less secure rather than more.
On top of this pragmatic objection, which in its own right is already a valid reason to keep using encryption, there is also a more important ideological reason, which fits seamlessly with the principles of the Qiy Foundation. Privacy is not something you can give up to be a bit more secure. Privacy is a collective value you cannot weigh against security because it is an independent notion, which deserves protection. It protects other values and freedoms that are important for our entire society. In fact, as we wrote in the aftermath of the attacks in Brussels: even in tumultuous times, privacy and security go hand in hand and both are essential to retain trust in the digital world. In the Dutch State Budget for the upcoming year it says: “The AIVD (secret service) investigates organizations, people and other countries that form a potential danger to the Dutch democratic rule of law and other important interests of state.” Since one of the goals of the AIVD is to protect the democratic rule of law, advocating the abolishment of encryption, which protects certain individual rights, seems paradoxical.
Innocent until proven guilty…