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This paper addresses the need for a fundamental shift in how digital identities are managed, advocating for self-sovereignty in personal data rights.

June 2, 2026Open Access

Digital identity and personal sovereignty in the Synthetic Era

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This paper addresses the need for a fundamental shift in how digital identities are managed, advocating for self-sovereignty in personal data rights.
Proposes the AI Peoples Pass framework for regional identity in Latin America
Analyzes the distinction between public biometrics and individual self-sovereignty
Delivers guidelines for new digital constitutions under the Qualitas Doctrine.
Argues for treating personal data as inalienable heritage rather than a commodity
Evaluates the implications of agentic-native childhood in the digital context
Suggests that public infrastructure should support self-sovereign identity frameworks.

Abstract

I argue that the contemporary digital identity crisis is not solved with more tactical privacy but with a constitutional paradigm shift: moving from fragmented identity and corporate ownership of data to self-sovereign identity (SSI) backed by public infrastructure. This whitepaper articulates my diagnosis, proposes the AI Peoples Pass framework as Latin American regional identity, distinguishes public biometrics from individual self-sovereignty, evaluates agentic-native childhood and digital death, and delivers guidelines for new digital constitutions under the Qualitas Doctrine. My thesis: personal data in the Synthetic Era must be treated as inalienable heritage, not as extractable oil.

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