!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] ([indy]) (or [Decentralized Identity]) is a [Self-Sovereign Identity] ([SSI]) or a [Digital Identity] that has the following characteristics:
* No central authority grants, monitors, controls, manages, deletes it
* High [privacy] and high [security] are achievable (though not guaranteed)
* You choose how and where it is used
* Portable by you across contexts ([Bring Your Own Identity])
* All identities are peers (corrects power imbalance)
* Surprising ramifications for regulation, UX


!! More Information
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* [#1] - [Defining Characteristics of Decentralized Identity|https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1B6XPzEeVaZFHv14y6JZ0f7Hdj0jnvTM99-9D-7Vbj4g/edit#slide=id.g39dba0ff00_0_116|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2018-06-13-