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Friday, May 30, 2008

OECD Working Paper - “At a Crossroads: Personhood and Digital Identity in the Information Society”

OECD has recently released a working paper, called “At a Crossroads: Personhood and Digital Identity in the Information Society”.

This paper discusses about the relationship between the properties of identity, identity management and the concept of personhood. Specifically, it argues that:

“Law and technology must be crafted to respect certain "Properties of Identity" in identity management in order for the information society to be free and open. Respect for the Properties of Identity is necessary for data protection; data protection is necessary for accountability; and accountability is necessary for trust”.

This work has been led by Mary Rundle. Co-authors include: Bob Blakley, Jeff Broberg, Anthony Nadalin, Dale Olds, Mary Ruddy, Marcelo Thompson Mello Guimarães, and Paul Trevithick.

--- NOTE: my original HP blog can be found here ---

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