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User centric identity

Privacy by Design: An oxymoron, an impossibility or the way to go? A Big Picture seminar in Brisbane

Malcolm Crompton's picture

Privacy by Design incorporates privacy from the planning stage rather than tacking it on at the end.

Empowering individuals to control their personal information

Malcolm Crompton's picture

A privacy paper from the UK tells only part the story of ‘context specific authentication’ and leaves at least two questions unanswered.

Australia Finally Heading in the Right Direction on e-Health

Robin McKenzie's picture

A person-controlled e-health record is not only the most speedy and cost effective solution for the national e-Health strategy, but it is also the approach with the best chance of achieving widespread consumer acceptance. 

The privacy conversation is not moving; The Identity Management debate is

Malcolm Crompton's picture

What is happening in the global debate on how to make it safe for individuals to share personal information (or have it shared), otherwise known as "information privacy"?  What about a significant part of this discussion, developing identity management arrangements for the 21st century that respect the individual, otherwise known as "user centric identity management"?

Identity Management in New Zealand, CeBIT Australia and the Merry Month of May ...

Malcolm Crompton's picture

In the world of information governance and a fair go for the individual in dealings with business and government, how has it felt this month?

When does a key become an identifier?

StephenWilson's picture

Should we re-visit the intuition that identities can be federated?  Do we really know what it means to "add up" a bank card and a Medicare card?  Do we have the mathematics to do such a thing with rigor, asks Stephen Wilson.

I wonder ...

Is a passport an "identifier"?
Is a drivers licence an identifier?
Is a credit card an identifier?
Is a professional membership card an identifier?
Is a building access card an identifier?
Is a house key an identifier?
Is a car key an identifier?

Or putting the questions another way ...