Exploring the use of self-sovereign identity for event ticketing systems

[en] This position paper discusses the challenges of blockchain applications in businesses and the public sector related to an excessive degree of transparency. We first point out the types of sensitive data involved in different patterns of blockchain use cases. We then argue that the implications of blockchains’ information exposure caused by replicated transaction storage and execution go well beyond the often-mentioned conflicts with the GDPR’s “right to be forgotten” and may be more problematic than anticipated. In particular, we illustrate the trade-off between protecting sensitive information and increasing process efficiency through smart contracts. We also explore to which extent permissioned blockchains and novel applications of cryptographic technologies such as self-sovereign identities and zero-knowledge proofs can help overcome the transparency challenge and thus act as catalysts for blockchain adoption and diffusion in organizations.

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Management information systems
Computer science

Author, co-author :

Feulner, Simon

SEDLMEIR, Johannes ; University of Luxembourg

Schlatt, Vincent

Urbach, Nils

External co-authors :

yes

Language :

English

Title :

Exploring the use of self-sovereign identity for event ticketing systems

Publication date :

17 March 2022

Journal title :

Electronic Markets

ISSN :

1019-6781

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1422-8890

Publisher :

Springer, Heidelberg, Germany

Volume :

Pages :

1759-1777

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Focus Area :

Security, Reliability and Trust

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