Digital Credentials: The Internet’s Answer to Fake Certificates
The Internet has turned the world into a social village, eradicated geographical boundaries, and empowered the general population to use their fingertips for literally everything. However, with great convenience comes great opportunities for bad actors to exploit the Internet at every turn and use it for their convenience, effectively duping individuals, businesses, and government organizations. While this may not seem like a big issue since no one wants to give up the Internet or blame it needlessly when it has bettered our lives in countless ways, cyberattacks are no longer phantom ghosts. They hold the same power of destruction as an unwarranted natural calamity that wreaks havoc in every direction. Tired of these shortcomings and determined to improve the Internet without the weight of the baggage weighing it down, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has come up with a unique and innovative solution: blockchain-powered digital certificates. But what are they? Are they a sufficien
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