Anil John
Making Digital Services Secure and Trustworthy

Anil John

Evolving Government to Citizen Shared Identity Services

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The U.S. Federal Government has spent a considerable amount of time, treasure and energy admiring the problem of shared digital identity infrastructure that can be used by individuals in a privacy respecting manner, while improving cybersecurity and streamlining access to online services and benefits. It is time for it to occupy the room it owns instead of outsourcing solutions to private sector entities who do not have the public interest at heart.

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Escape from Apple's Walled Garden

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I use a 2010 era 27” iMac as my primary home desktop computer. I have become increasingly frustrated by my inability to update the macOS to versions that support security and privacy features such as Apple’s Advanced Data Protection for iCloud. So I decided to install Ubuntu (Linux) in a dual-boot configuration on this hardware.

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Are We Having a Gone With the Wind Identity Moment in the US?

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Since I first left public service last year and then returned, I have been regularly asked about my perspective on the state of the U.S. Government’s public facing shared service infrastructure for identity services. For a long time, I have lacked the words given my past investments of time, energy and emotion in those efforts.

Are We Having a Gone With the Wind Identity Moment in the US?

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How To Connect Research and Startup Communities

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The R&D community and the startup eco-system appear to have shared goals around solving problems via innovative approaches. This has resulted in many R&D organizations establishing outposts in cities with thriving startup cultures to tap into that energy. What are some of the connection points that exist between the world of R&D and the world of Startups?

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Building a Bridge Across the Research Valley of Death

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In the business of research and development, the valley of death is the place where potentially great science and technology goes to die on the way to the marketplace. I’ve been thinking a lot about how one goes about building a bridge across this valley. Here are some readings I found to be of value and some of my thoughts on this topic.

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How to Work on the Wildly Important while Walking in a Windstorm

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I went from conflating activity and productivity to understanding that time is a finite resource best spent on the disciplined pursuit of the wildly important. It is simple, but not easy. I’ll tell you the habits that are working for me and provide pointers to resources I found helpful on this journey so you don’t have to waste your time.

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