Why is this wonderful plan being mentioned here? I've noted that some people dislike the idea that Kindle, Sony, B&N, and others can track what they are buying.
And if it's a wonderful plan, companies will start to use the Identity Ecosystem when you want to buy anything from them. And after a while it will be required.
Don't bother me at all. How about you?
By the way, nice name - Ecosystem. Ecology, animals, mother earth, trees, warm fuzzy thoughts.
White House envisions simple, secure digital identities for Web users
""What has emerged is a blueprint to reduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities and improve online privacy protections through the use of trusted digital identities," White House cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt said in a June 25 blog post announcing the release of the draft policy."
That way they will KNOW it was you when you're online buying something. The rest of the time they won't peek.
White House Releases Draft Digital Identity Strategy
"The White House on Friday released a draft strategy aimed at helping increase the trustworthiness of digital identities and online transactions."
That's good, right?
""No longer should individuals have to remember an ever-expanding and potentially insecure list of usernames and passwords to login into various online services." White House cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt said in a blog post."
Much better. The government is going to make it much better.
""We seek a future where individuals can voluntarily choose to obtain a secure, interoperable, and privacy-enhancing credential from a variety of service providers – both public and private – to authenticate themselves online for different types of transactions.""
That's good. Just like social security. When Social Security began there were
2 MAJOR stipulations.
1- Your social security card/number would NEVER be used to identify you except for your retirement.
2- The federal government could NEVER dip into the social security fund.
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(Ok, I'm back. Just had to drill out the camera on my laptop.)
Oh, yeah. PS-
"and privacy-enhancing credential from a variety of service providers – both public and private – to authenticate themselves online for different types of transactions"
Well it doesn't matter if the provider is public or private. It'll have to meet the government "requirements".
Maybe it'll be a card. Yeah, a national card that identifies you. No. Someone may steal it. Better make it a RFID system and implant it deep inside everyone. Everyone who volunteers, that is.
Are the authors out there taking notes?
And another PS - Tracking you for taxable purchases is only logical. Right?
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On a personal note. All of this is possible now. Oh, it'll take many years before it's completed. But I'll be dead by then, so I can laugh at it.