In this paper, the authors argue that the widespread use of personal information online represents a fundamental flaw in the digital infrastructure that enables staggeringly high levels of fraud, undermines people's right to privacy, and limits competition. This paper proposes a series of technical, regulatory, and institutional interventions that reimagine the foundations of a modern...

This paper is part of Demos’ work to build a different kind of democracy - an everyday democracy in which people are involved in the democratic process regularly and deeply, not once every few years with an 'X' in a box.