Very few people actually know what their “Identity Footprint” is (e.g. various pieces of information and details related to them, given away on the web …), especially if they have been exposed for a while to the Internet, have accessed and interacted with various social network services or simply have been involved in web service interactions.
What are going to be the risk induced by these “Identity Footprints”? Could “personal profiles” be inferred from this information at a point to become a threat e.g. enable identity thefts, frauds or simply have future impact on people’s reputation, etc.?
I believe that understanding and managing this kind of risk is going to become a priority in a not so far away future … Its implications are already becoming obvious today, as it is possible to gather reasonable amount of “personal” information on individuals by searching in various sites (e.g. Google, FaceBook, Linkedin, Del.icio.us, Technorati, etc.).
I see an opportunity for researching and developing new identity management services in this space to help people assessing risks and potentially mitigating them (for example, the “Personal Guardian Angel” service, that I described in a previous post, “2012: A Day in the Life of John Webber”).
--- NOTE: my original HP blog can be found here ---
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