Welcome!
We are a small not-for-profit foundation registered in the Netherlands. We advocate for individual independence in digital identity management and develop tools to enable the verification of those identities.
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What we do
The foundation exists to:
- empower people to define their own online identity;
- help people gain independence from online corporations;
- educate those who live under Surveillance Capitalism;
- build inclusive tools and technologies accessible to all;
- build online communities for the people by the people.
We are currently working on Keyoxide, a tool to interact with Decentralized OpenPGP Identity Proofs.
Why we do this
Back in the early 2010's, I became fascinated by the "Login with your COMPANY X account" buttons scattered all over the internet. A single company providing a concept of identity, protecting it and increasing its value over time.
What could go wrong?
Following the many detailed reports on the data-greedy nature of companies like Google and Facebook and their impact on society and our lives, I started exploring novel ways to safeguard digital identity of the online citizenry while respecting privacy and user sovereignty.
This ambition resulted in the launch of Keyoxide and the founding of the Key to Identity Foundation.
Read about our motivations in our manifesto.
The foundation
History
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July 2020
Launch of Keyoxide
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October 2020
Founding of Key to Identity Foundation
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November 2020
Funding through NLnet/NGI0 grant
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November 2021
Release of Keyoxide Android app
Launch of the Ariadne Spec
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August 2022
Funding through NLnet/NGI0 grant