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ShareRing Network has released Skinny ID, a tool designed to make onboarding into the fast-expanding ShareRing ecosystem as smooth as possible without the need for manual, time-consuming signups and the inconvenience of using government-issued IDs to register and access features in the ShareRing App.
According to a recent blog post, Skinny ID is meant to remove unnecessary friction relating to onboarding ShareRing and is a drastic enhancement, eliminating the unnecessary obstacles new users had to encounter before exploring ShareRing. For instance, the protocol notes that their previous requirement of approving new users only once they have submitted their government-issued identities like e-passports or national IDs, before the need to take selfies using FaceMatch, was "extensive" and went against their goals of making access "frictionless".
Many users, ShareRing notes, had inquired why they needed to submit government-issued IDs to use any of their core features. Users were curious to know whether their information would remain secure and inaccessible to malicious third parties even after uploading their sensitive details.
Skinny ID is a relieving step, a vote of confidence, and a response to community feedback that will break barriers facing onboarding and even increase the number of users in ShareRing. The platform has taken steps to ensure that users are not inconvenienced. Security is guaranteed whenever they submit personal details such as ePassports, and access is non-custodial.
Skinny ID will "simplify" sign-up, and new users won't have to issue their government-issued identities as one requirement for exploring the ShareRing ecosystem. This tool is designed so that only when a user wants to access a feature they will want to use are they prompted to upload and add their government-issued ID to the ShareRing Vault. The ShareRing Vault stores users' details and is non-custodial, meaning the user remains in control at all times, provided they can access the ShareRing App. The vault is launched on ShareLedger, a public, secure, and interoperable blockchain built on the Tendermint infrastructure. Notably, users will still have access to ShareRing's core tools used previously during onboarding. For example, they will still use the recently updated Near-Field Communication (NFC) and FaceMatch technologies.
ShareRing said the release of Skinny ID is part of their drive and commitment to preserving user privacy and complete data ownership. This reassurance and adaptation to fit into user feedback, easing onboarding while guaranteeing privacy, reflects positively on their ambition of building a decentralized identity system.
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