On TV yesterday there was a story about missing children quoting figures of 40,000 per year as runaways and 17,000 being abducted or missing for some other reason. The missing children organization that was being interviewed advocated a child identity kit that included identity information to be kept up to date and included a DNA …
Some background information on digital signatures from Entrust Entrust Resources Digital Signatures Digital Signatures are Best Practice for Electronic Communications and Transactions Digital signatures powered by public-key infrastructure (PKI) technology, are widely recognized as best practice for ensuring digital verification for electronic transactions. Digital signatures are the most effective, secure, and easy-to-implement method of providing …
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Infocards is a much needed development for simplifying and unifying the security and privacy interactions that people are starting to have online. Although this is a much needed step and a challenge enough in itself to propagate and refine I can’t help but think that what is ultimately needed is not just a card but …
I have recently done some research on trust and reputation in the online world and how you can differentiate online between the good guys and the bad guys. Google can be helpful but you need to decide which sources you believe. It started with a computer article about not needing to upgrade HW/SW as a …
The Identity Corner A treasure trove of information on Digital identity.
The Impact of Emerging Technologies: Tracing Your Ancestry – Technology Review Some interesting information on what can be done with the current DNA testing capabilities. Just a little sample can identify you and provide some leads on those who came before you. What are all the ways this capability will be used in the future? …
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The Impact of Emerging Technologies: What Digital IDs Mean – Technology Review The implications of Digital IDs have primarily received focus from a legal and technology perspective without enough analysis regarding the sociological implications. Little wonder that a lot of work remains to be done in making it simple and being able to win a …
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The Impact of Emerging Technologies: Calling Cryptographers – Technology Review There is growing recognition of the need for strong authentication and the important and dare I say leading role for cryptography as part of the solution. Still for widespread deployment simplicity robustness and cost issues need to be addressed.
Apple’s Switch to Intel Could Allow OS X Exploits Some interesting speculation on the security issues that may arise to challenge the view that Mac systems are inherently more secure.
