Privacy And Trust – Part 6
In the near future most people will have a digital ID along with an accompanying biometric link such as a fingerprint, face print, voiceprint, iris or retina scan. The combination of digital ID and biometric will enable you to establish yourself as a completely unique person. At last you have the ability in the digital […]
Privacy And Trust – Part 5
There was a cartoon by Peter Steiner in the July 5, 1993 issue of The New Yorker showing a dog at a PC speaking to another dog watching from the floor. The caption was, ?On the Internet nobody knows you’re a dog.? Very true and in fact nobody really knows for sure just who you […]
Phishing – Part 2
A number of readers were surprised to learn about phishing, and more than one suggested that I send the example to eBay. Actually, I am quite confident that eBay is on top of this issue. I suspect they scan continuously to find eBay fraud of all kinds — including phishing emails. eBay is an incredibly […]
Phishing
In the Inside ID Conference report (part 4) I mentioned "phishing" as one of the types of fraudulent activity that is happening on the Internet. Today I received an example personally. This is such a blatant example of fraud I hope and suspect that the Federal Trade Commission is taking swift action. I also hope […]
Inside ID – Part 1
On Tuesday morning I will be speaking at Inside ID in Washington, D.C. They are calling this conference a "Mega Show" because there will be dedicated sections of the exhibit hall branded to reflect the major tools used in modern identification solutions. These "shows within the show" include: Inside Identity Management, Inside Digital Identity, Inside […]
