Posted on 07/04/2010 8:32:29 AM PDT by nmh
As our daily interactions and transactions have become increasingly “wired,” we have yet to see any truly comprehensive attempts at securing online identities.
Our complex system of usernames and passwords is astoundingly outdated and increasingly prone to security breaches and theft. Yet, so far it has been mostly up to the individual to protect himself against various forms of identity fraud—with larger corporations taking relatively little responsibility.
But this could change in a big way. Right now the federal government is proposing a new system being referred to as the “Identity Ecosystem”—which was highlighted in the recently-released draft paper, “National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace” [NSTIC].
The Identity Ecosystem would allow Americans to choose to obtain a single authenticated ID for online transactions. Like a passport, this single ID could travel with them online and be used to access everything from e-mail, to online health records and banking information. Furthermore, the Identity Ecosystem would only reveal the least amount of information necessary for each transaction.
To highlight the potential consumer benefits of such a system, the White House’s proposal uses the example of an individual filling a prescription online. Under the “smart ID card,” the pharmacy would only receive proof that the individual is over 18 and that the prescription is valid. No other information like birth date or the reason for the prescription.
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“How many months/years until patriots hunt down left-wingers and send them one-way to North Korea?”
I predict 200 years from now. This current generation doesn’t have the spine. The problem is that it might not even be possible by then. Nobody will remember what freedom looked/felt like.
**I’m sure it will be “secured” from government prying eyes and others. **
LOL! NOT!!
This from the president who STILL will not release his birth certificate as a matter of "national security" and "privacy".
“This from the president who STILL will not release his birth certificate as a matter of “national security” and “privacy”. “
I know ... LIBERALS are galling!
Their hypocrisy over whelms me.
Like everything else, the government will not rest until it totally destroys the Internet by controlling, regulating, and taxing it.
yup, they way PCI is set up is disgraceful. all a crook needs to do is get a merchant account and some card numbers and he can just help himself to the money pool
cash out and bug out
we should be using smart cards such that the merchant never has the card number and in fact cannot initiate and execute transfers without customer authorizations as is now the case
to do this the POST would be changed to transfer a copy of the invoice to the processor on the customer smart card. the smart card would then encrypt the invoice together with the authorization for payment and transmit it to the PCI via the POST. the merchant would never have the card number in plain text.
PCI would then transmit the paid copy of the invoice to the POST and to the customer account and execute the EFT
all the POST should do is relay the messages. the way it is set up now it is an open door to crooks — and there was a big story on this exact scam just last week
anyone with a merchant account and your card number can steal from you at will.
Actually under this system, you will not be allowed to have a hard drive. No mp3s, isos, games, etc anywhere in your possession where you actually have ownership of it. No, everything will be “streamed” to you after authentication ID has initiated (movies, games via OnLive, music, news).
Saw this coming many years ago. May God allow me death with an empty, smoking gun in each hand. I’ll go down fighting.
The Identity Ecosystem would allow Americans to choose to obtain a single authenticated ID for online transactions.
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Voluntary until it isn’t.
Besides, this isn’t about online transactions. Politicians and government agencies want to know exactly WHO is saying WHAT about THEM.
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