[FYI] Cyber-Security and the Future of Identity

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

http://www.jrc.es/pages/iptsreport/vol57/english/ICT4E576.htm  

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Cyber-Security and the Future of Identity  

Marc Bogdanowicz and Laurent Beslay, IPTS  

Issue: Everyday communication and participation in the public sphere 
is tacitly underpinned by our shared understanding of the nature of 
identity, and our reliance on mechanisms of identification that 
enable us to trust information given by individuals we do not know 
personally. The processes central to the information society, such as 
digitization and remote interaction across communications networks, 
are placing existing models of identity and mechanisms for 
identification under increasing strain.  

Relevance: Identification, authentication, privacy, and security of 
personal information are key issues for the information society. The 
misuse, either by individuals or organizations, of sensitive personal 
data that touches on our sense of identity has potentially far-
reaching social impacts.  

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