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A social network or the name police – but not both

According to Bob Blakely, "Google wants to be in the “social” business. But they’re not behaving sociably." Read More...

Published Sun, Oct 10 2011 4:48 PM by Kim Cameron's Identity Weblog

Filed under: Digital Rights, Identity, User control

24 year old student lights match: Europe versus Facebook

Facebook generation's Max Schrems is walloping Facebook with a media-savvy rejection of some fundamental assumptions Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2011 4:43 PM by Kim Cameron's Identity Weblog

Filed under: Privacy, Linkage, Intellectual Property, Blog, Digital Rights, Identity, Digital Eternity

Linked In loses it

We need a professional network that respects the rights of the people in it. Linked In just lost my vote. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2011 3:57 AM by Kim Cameron's Identity Weblog

Filed under: Digital Rights, Ethics, Identity, User control

Who is harmed by a “Real Names” policy?

Those of us working on identity technology have to internalize the lessons here Read More...

Published Sat, Jul 07 2011 2:44 AM by Kim Cameron's Identity Weblog

Filed under: Privacy, Minimal Disclosure, Attacks, Digital Rights, Ethics, anonymity

Google opposing the “Right to be forgotten”

"This is just the beginning, this right to be forgotten, but it's going to be much more important in the future," said Artemi Rallo, director of the Spanish Data Protection Agency. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2011 10:12 PM by Kim Cameron's Identity Weblog

Filed under: Linkage, Digital Rights, Digital Identity, Ethics, Digital Eternity

Privacy Bill of Rights establishes device identifiers as PII

But despite real positives, the bill as currently formulated leaves me eager to consult a bevy of lawyers... Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2011 5:10 PM by Kim Cameron's Identity Weblog

Filed under: Privacy, Minimal Disclosure, Digital Rights, Digital Identity, Laws of Identity

WSJ: Federal Prosecutors investigate smartphone apps

The probe is significant because it involves potentially criminal charges that could be applicable to numerous companies Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2011 5:16 PM by Kim Cameron's Identity Weblog

Filed under: Privacy, Digital Rights, Digital Identity, Ethics, Location, Fraud

Malcolm Compton on power imbalance and security

“You can make money for one year, three years, five years by exploiting people, but you can’t grow without trust” Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2011 2:26 PM by Kim Cameron's Identity Weblog

Filed under: Minimal Disclosure, Digital Rights, Digital Identity, Identity Industry, Secure Payment

Lazy headmasters versus the Laws of Identity

“Having to get permission from every single parent will be a huge bureaucratic burden and very difficult to achieve." Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2011 2:16 PM by Kim Cameron's Identity Weblog

Filed under: Privacy, Minimal Disclosure, Digital Rights, Identity, Biometrics

The voting so far

On Facebook the voting runs about 500 to 1 in favor of the Bill. But now the organizers are allowing us to vote on individual rights as well. Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 03 2011 6:39 PM by Kim Cameron's Identity Weblog

Filed under: Digital Rights, Ethics

Social Network Users’ Bill of Rights

"There is a need to have user input into the formation of social norms, because courts interpreting values such as "expectations of privacy" often look to social network sites policies and practices." Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2011 2:36 PM by Kim Cameron's Identity Weblog

Filed under: Privacy, Minimal Disclosure, Digital Rights, Digital Identity, anonymity