Cardano, a blockchain platform for smart contracts, is making strides into the world of decentralized ID, presenting a new use case for Web3. Cardano’s decentralized ID solution, Atala PRISM, aims to provide users with control over their personal data, enhancing privacy and security. This solution will enable users to create a digital identity, share their credentials, and verify the legitimacy of these credentials without relying on any central authority, thus solving the inherent problems of data breaches, privacy invasion, and identity theft.
Atala PRISM is not only beneficial to individual users but also businesses and governments. For businesses, it simplifies the user verification process, reduces cost, and enhances customer trust. On the other hand, governments can leverage this solution to provide secure digital services to their citizens, ensuring that their personal data is in safe hands. As more platforms like Cardano tap into the potential of Web3, the future of the internet is set to become more decentralized, secure, and user-centric.