People talk about hedging their bets — not putting all their eggs in one basket, diversifying their portfolio to mitigate risk.
So why don’t we apply the same logic we use for financial decisions to our personal data? Why do we still hand over our private information to individual corporations for the sake of “verification,” trusting them to handle it responsibly?

Have you ever had to give up your personal information to create an account or verify your identity online? If you’re like me and are constantly online, it’s almost certain that you have shared personal details with websites or apps that you would dearly like to be stored safely. But unfortunately that isn’t always the case.

When you trust one entity to store your information, you are relying on them — and only them — to keep your data secure. And any vulnerabilities they have in their systems can result in your data being breached and available for the entire online world to see. That loss of control over your data erodes trust — not just in that company, but in the entire system of digital verification.

I’ve worked on quite a few projects for my classes over the semesters, but I’ve never been so motivated to be a part of a project like this one. Hi! I’m Kanish, a Computer Science major at Florida Atlantic University. This blog is where I’ll document my journey as I work on my Senior Design project. It’s a chance for me to learn new things, apply my skills and build something real — something that can make a difference. I’m excited to work on this project with my team and I can’t wait to share the process here on my blog. Our project involves building a decentralized storage network designed to enable secure identity verification — more on that in my next post!