- Digital Twins
- Digital Ownership
- The Future of the Metaverse
A new paper published by a team of scientists in Italy explores the importance of interoperability and data ownership for creating digital twins in the metaverse. The research aims to develop technologies that will help create digital analogs of the real world and ensure secure and private data access.
Digital Twins
Everything people do on the internet creates a trail of data that, when combined, paints a surprisingly clear picture of their identity. In the metaverse, there are even more opportunities to capture data, including health and physical condition metrics. This data could revolutionize healthcare networks by enabling real-time access to patient information. For effective use of the metaverse, users will need digital twins that accurately represent them and ensure their data is private and secure.
Digital Ownership
As the metaverse continues to develop, more governments and organizations will likely establish interoperability standards, akin to how third-party websites allow logins via Google or Meta accounts. However, this mirrors the current dilemma in social media, where platforms own user-generated data. Researchers argue that in the metaverse, users should control their data, leading to decentralized storage systems accessible solely by the user. This data could be shared at the user's discretion in exchange for compensation.
The Future of the Metaverse
Looking forward, scientists emphasize the importance of implementing biometric authentication for secure access and using decentralized digital identity systems to protect privacy when exchanging data with services. This technology opens up new possibilities and prospects for users and companies.
Italian scientists propose the creation of digital twins to ensure data privacy and security in the metaverse. Introducing interoperability and user-controlled data access could significantly change the approach to using virtual worlds.
