Wednesday, September 6, 2006

I think that the credit card corporations can handle the whole digital identity thing. What more do we need than MBNA and Visa International, CitiCard and so forth? If you use the net to buy and sell, then these are the folks who can be your intermediaries. But we’re talking about the “real” you. So if your online identity is transparent — if your name is the same online and off, then these fine companies can handle your transactions.

Anonymity requires deeper authentication. To be anonymous and participate in web commerce will require an identity broker.

Creating a new identity through the use of a pseudonym requires a different approach.

Discuss.

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