Traditionally, governments and companies store data to identify persons for services provision and interactions. The rise of self-sovereign identities (SSIs) based on blockchain technologies provides individuals with ownership and control over their personal data and allows them to share their data with others using a sort of “digital safe.” Fundamentally, people have the sole ownership of their identity data and control when and how it is shared, protecting their privacy. As these data need to be validated to be trusted, they may become a more important data source for digital information sharing and transactions than the formal source of identity controlled by governments. Furthermore, SSIs can be used for interacting digitally with any organization. These developments change the relationship between government, companies, and individuals. We explore information sharing and governance in the digital society using blockchain-based SSIs. In addition, the impact of SSIs on data storage in the digital world is assessed. Technology enactment might result in no greater control or privacy and might only reinforce current practices. Finally, we argue that regulation and a combination of centralized and decentralized governance are still required to avoid misuse and ensure that envisaged benefits are realized.

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基于区块链的自我主权身份的治理和社会影响

传统上，政府和公司存储数据以识别服务提供和交互的人员。基于区块链技术的自我主权身份（SSI）的兴起为个人提供了对其个人数据的所有权和控制权，并允许他们使用一种“数字保险箱”与他人共享他们的数据。从根本上说，人们拥有自己的身份数据的唯一所有权，并控制何时以及如何共享，从而保护他们的隐私。由于这些数据需要经过验证才能被信任，它们可能成为比政府控制的正式身份来源更重要的数字信息共享和交易的数据来源。此外，SSI 可用于与任何组织进行数字交互。这些发展改变了政府、公司和个人之间的关系。我们使用基于区块链的 SSI 探索数字社会中的信息共享和治理。此外，还评估了 SSI 对数字世界中数据存储的影响。技术制定可能不会导致更大的控制或隐私，并且可能只会加强当前的做法。最后，我们认为仍然需要监管以及集中和分散治理的结合，以避免滥用并确保实现预期的收益。