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This section details the general privacy considerations and specific privacy
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implications of deploying this specification into production environments.
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</ p >
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- < section class ="informative ">
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+ < section >
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+ < h3 > Personally Identifiable Information</ h3 >
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+ < p >
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+ Data associated with schemas and < a > verifiable credentials</ a > are susceptible
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+ to privacy violations when shared. Personally identifying data, such as a
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+ government-issued identifier, address, or name, can be used to track and correlate
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+ entities. Even less overt personal data such as a birthdate or postal code has
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+ the ability to result in correlation and de-anonymization.
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+ </ p >
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+ < p >
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+ Implementers are strongly advised to avoid constructing schemas with any personally
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+ identifiable information (PII).
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+ </ p >
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+ < p >
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+ If such personally identifiable information is necessary in a schema, or a credential
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+ schema, implementers are strongly advised to use mechanisms while storing and
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+ transporting < a > verifiable credentials</ a > that protect the data from those who should
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+ not access it such as Transportation Layer Security (TLS) or other means of encrypting
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+ the data whether in transit or at rest.
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+ </ p >
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+ </ section >
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+ < section >
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< h3 > Verifier Caching</ h3 >
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< p >
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Since schemas are immutable, they are highly cachable.
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< a > verifier</ a > -based access patterns on the schema.
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</ p >
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</ section >
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- < section class =" informative " >
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+ < section >
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< h3 > Content Distribution Networks</ h3 >
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The use of content distribution networks by < a > issuers</ a > can increase the
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not understanding the implications of this section can result in
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security vulnerabilities.
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</ p >
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- < section class =" informative " >
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+ < section >
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< h3 > Issuer Impersonation</ h3 >
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< p >
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It is possible for a schema to become authoritative, such as schemas
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