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Power to the User: Accenture & Microsoft Are Changing Identity with Ethereum

Centralized ways of proving identity may soon have an expiration date. A lofty claim, perhaps, but the idea is arguably bolstered by the launch this week of a functioning blockchain prototype this week built by Microsoft and Accenture. The technology could one day allow users to accumulate verified information about their identity in a profile they control. Instead of permanently handing over that information to a university, a healthcare provider or a potential employer, the owner of the identity could choose exactly who gets access to what data – and for how long. The global head of Accenture's capital markets blockchain practice, David Treat, explained in the first live demo…

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