[e-privacy] Fw: Privacy and the "identity metasystem"

[Andrea Glorioso]

FYI

 > Casper Bowden
 > Chief Privacy Advisor EMEA
 > Microsoft EMEA Technology Office
 > +44 (0) 7801 881371
 > 
 > I am  writing to you today to  bring to your attention an important
 > new initiative from  Microsoft that  has  the potential  to greatly
 > enhance privacy  protection for individuals  worldwide. We  call it
 > the Identity Metasystem.
 > 
 > As  you know, many of the   challenges associated with the Internet
 > stem from  the  lack of  widely   deployed, easily understood,  and
 > secure identity solutions. The rapid  proliferation of online theft
 > and  the widespread misuse  of personal information are threatening
 > to erode public trust in the Internet and thus limit its growth and
 > potential.
 > 
 > Microsoft  rejects the idea   of  a monolithic  identity management
 > system and does not believe that one will  emerge. Instead, we have
 > directed our efforts  toward developing an  overarching framework -
 > an Identity Metasystem -  that connects different  identity systems
 > and sets out standards   and protocols for ensuring  user  security
 > online. The   Identity  Metasystem  is not a   specific  product or
 > solution, but   rather an  interoperable architecture   that allows
 > Internet users to use context-specific  identities in their various
 > online interactions.
 > 
 > Many of the  concepts   of  the Identify Metasystem  represent   an
 > expansion of the seven "Laws of  Identity" proposed by Kim Cameron,
 > Microsoft's  identity architect,  and  further  developed through a
 > broad and open dialogue with the industry  as well as academics and
 > privacy experts. We  believe these concepts  fit naturally into the
 > EU  Data Protection  framework  and other  widely accepted  privacy
 > regimes essential to enhancing online security and privacy.
 > 
 > Several    papers   are      available    on    this   topic     at
 > www.identityblog.com<http://www.identityblog.com/>.   However,    I
 > would  like to  draw your attention   to the whitepaper entitled "A
 > Privacy-Compliant Identity Metasystem : Towards a Privacy-Compliant
 > Solution to the Challenges of  Digital Identity" as it provides  an
 > overall overview of the initiative.
 > 
 > The     paper    can    be     downloaded      from   this     link
 > http://www.identityblog.com/wp-content/resources/Identity_Metasystem_EU_Privacy.pdf
 > 
 > I hope you will take the time to read the paper and as always would
 > welcome your comments.
 > 
 > Caspar Bowden Chief Privacy Advisor EMEA
 > 
 > PS - I thought you would find this of interest as a one-off e-mail,
 > but please  let me know  if you would like  to receive this type of
 > update information in the future.

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