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Despite the IdM hype, privacy and security remain uneasy bedfellows

The information security sub-specialisation of Digital Identity has spurred prodigious activity in the past decade,...

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is

Imagine a new secretarial agency that provides you with a Personal Assistant. They’re a really...

Fighting cyber crime like it really matters

It is no exaggeration to characterise the theft of personal information as an epidemic. Personal...

CNP fraud keeps growing without limit

The Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA) releases card fraud statistics every six months for the...

The ultimate opt-out

Multi-disciplined healthcare is standard practice today. Yet an important legal precedent to do with information...

Pseudonyms are for everyone!

Too many analyses of Google’s and Facebook’s Real Names policy take a narrow view of...

Calling for a moratorium on SM facial recognition

I’d like to see a moratorium on commercial facial recognition. It should be of acute...

Real names is real sly

In a favorite West Wing episode, the press secretary advises VP running mate Leo McGarry...

Other thoughts on Real Names

I’m going to follow my own advice and not accept the premise of Google’s and...

A new Declaration of Identity

July 4th saw the release of the “Declaration of Identity”. It’s clever and emotive (at...