Simptel's blog covers its work toward becoming a Dutch eHerkenning and eID recognition broker, including the move from SAML to OpenID Connect for government connections. It also discusses voice trust, caller ID spoofing and its Trusted partnership with banks.
Website: https://blog.simptel.com/
Rebecca Williams writes essays and reports on how information systems and technology shape power, covering digital ID, surveillance, tech policy and resistance to big tech. Readers get sociotechnical analysis informed by her federal government experience, plus links to her policy reports and advocacy resources.
New Design Congress publishes long-form research reports and essays on the political and social consequences of digital technology, including digital identity, technocratic authoritarianism and the fragility of digital infrastructure. Readers get critical, historically informed analysis aimed at civil society and technologists.
Greg Chew's essays examine how the web conflates access with authority and how cheap AI-driven attacks threaten that weakness, arguing for economic sovereignty. Readers get a sustained, argumentative take on digital credentials, security economics and the hidden 'tolls' that intermediaries take from money and trust.
SpruceID's blog offers in-depth analysis of digital identity policy and infrastructure, including state implementation of Utah's SEDI framework, mobile driver's license verification for banks, and document processing in government intake. Its posts explain the technical and governance decisions behind these systems in practical detail.
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