On the Joy of Having Multiple (Digital) Personae …

Having multiple “digital personae” (i.e. identity profiles that provide a different “view” about an individual, depending on the context, service, location, etc.) is undoubtedly useful. Different concerns, roles, interest and priorities can be conveyed in this way and your interactions on the web can be simplified (and in some way “compartimentalised”).

But what about its potential risks? What about the potential correlations that can happens by linking together and analysing your personae (for example the ones you use at works, in social networks - Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, in your service accounts, on your blog postings (…), etc). What would be the future consequences?

Having a sort of Personal “Identity Leak” Service providing an overview of your “current situations” and warning you about potential threats and risks would not be bad …

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