BrightID - Identity Network

BrightID

About this app

A Brightid is a personal identifier that allows you to receive rights and benefits based on your ability to prove that you're a unique person.*

Unlike a government identifier such as a Social Security Number, a BrightID is self-issued and verified by close friends or relatives. Personal data is not shared with a central organization.

To become verified and receive a BrightID score, make connections and form groups with the people you already know well. Groups are usually small (3-10 people) and are used only for verification. To learn more, read the BrightID whitepaper: https://www.brightid.org/whitepaper .

Your BrightID has an associated score which represents your likelihood of being a unique person in the network. BrightID holders join groups and make connections to increase their scores.

*To see which organizations are participating in BrightID benefits, visit the BrightID website at https://www.brightid.org

PRIVACY

The name and photo you enter in BrightID are only shared with people in your personal connections list. Your name and photo are not stored or used by BrightID outside of your device.

Ratings and reviews

Can't link gitcoin or others, app keeps throwing NETWORK_ERROR. Feels like it needs a bit more polish and testing.

Its a good app for identity verification, however,the recovery process is tedious and the rules are not known. Must the two social recovery connections use the same link at the same time or different link at the same time? Also after moving to the next stage,it keeps rolling without giving space to enter password

If you create an account and do not setup recovery connections you cannot get your account back. This forces you to create a new account which defeats the purpose of the app. No support options for account related issues. Great idea, terrible implementation.

What's new

Better control on optional sharing of social media accounts
Improve reporting messages