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by scott_s 2857 days ago
I think you are inverting causality. Myanmar is denying the Rohingya people their identity because it does not want them in their country. It does not deny them participation in their country because they can't verify their identity.

Let's assume this blockchain-based identity exists. What problem is now solved? What does it matter if people can now point to the blockchain to say "Yup that's me"? The state has a monopoly on force - that's rather what makes them "the state." Why would people look to the blockchain rather than the entity with a police force and military?

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So it's more solving the wrong problem than solving the problem wrong.
Yes, completely. Which is why I personally find the proposals so baffling.