prófi
Prófi is a term used in speculative discussions of digital identity to describe a minimal, structured profile data object that can be shared across services while preserving user control. The word is a neologism rather than a widely adopted standard, and is often presented as a conceptual tool rather than a deployed protocol.
Definition and structure: A prófi is a data construct with core fields: id, kind, attributes, provenance, permissions,
Variants: public prófi, private prófi; the former makes limited attributes visible to a service, the latter
Interoperability and standards: Because prófi is a hypothetical construct, practical adoption would rely on shared schemas
Privacy and ethics: The concept foregrounds privacy by design, allowing users to grant granular permissions and
Examples: A prófi for a person might include: id "profi:person:alice-01", kind "Person", attributes {name, locale, preferences},