Category Archives: Language
Ski runs and LOAs
In Identity and Access Management, Levels of Assurance (LOAs) are an attempt to harmonise the...
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A penny for your marketable thoughts?
Most people think that Apple’s Siri is the coolest thing they’ve ever seen on a...
Farmers know about silos
Imagine this. Two grain growers are neighbours. One farms wheat and the other corn. Both...
Trade PII not privacy
There is an orthodoxy that privacy is willingly traded by people in return for some...
Biometrics and false advertising
Use of the word “unique” in biometrics constitutes false advertising. There is little scientific basis...
Real names is real sly
In a favorite West Wing episode, the press secretary advises VP running mate Leo McGarry...
A new Declaration of Identity
July 4th saw the release of the “Declaration of Identity”. It’s clever and emotive (at...
Facial recognition isn’t creepy: it’s dangerous
Why do people use soft, subjective words like “creepy” to criticise facial recognition in social...
Remember that Digital Identity is a metaphor
The seminal Laws of Identity define a Digital Identity as a set of claims made...
Speaking of identity
The Identity movement is in crisis. Or at least, it should be. Recent weeks have...