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:: SecureId :: Security of Identity Through Knowledge

:: SecureId :: Security of Identity Through Knowledge. Imagine that you are in control of your digital identity. Underlying Questions. What is context in a digital realm? Why does it matter? Why is multi-faceted digital identity important? Who should control personal data? Why? How?.

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:: SecureId :: Security of Identity Through Knowledge

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  1. :: SecureId ::Security of IdentityThrough Knowledge Imagine that you are in control of your digital identity. danah boyd, Nelson Lai . Sociable Media, MIT Media Lab . 20 March 2002

  2. Underlying Questions • What is context in a digital realm? Why does it matter? • Why is multi-faceted digital identity important? • Who should control personal data? Why? How? danah boyd, Nelson Lai . Sociable Media, MIT Media Lab . 20 March 2002

  3. What is context in a digital realm? (and why does it matter?) • Context provides cues necessary for appropriate social interactions • Individuals present different facets dependent on context • Context is derived from location, people and types of interactions • Digital realm: location is irrelevant or misleading; often replaced by personas danah boyd, Nelson Lai . Sociable Media, MIT Media Lab . 20 March 2002

  4. Why is multi-faceted digital identity important? • Necessary to present oneself properly (social norms or mores) • Useful for developing contextual reputations • Crucial for marginalized individuals • Directly related to trust/deception danah boyd, Nelson Lai . Sociable Media, MIT Media Lab . 20 March 2002

  5. Who should control personal data? Why? • Individual vs. business vs. government • Privacy vs. economic gain / ease of use • Individual control of identity essential for improved online social interactions • Must be able to properly present oneself • Must understand how one is being perceived • Should be able to control representation, not just data danah boyd, Nelson Lai . Sociable Media, MIT Media Lab . 20 March 2002

  6. An Approach :: SecureId • Construct & manage digital facets • Associate particular identity information with them • Knowledge-based security to control who may access them • Provide personal visual landscape • Conveys individual digital portrait • Gives individuals a sense of what they are sharing danah boyd, Nelson Lai . Sociable Media, MIT Media Lab . 20 March 2002

  7. Profile Construction danah boyd, Nelson Lai . Sociable Media, MIT Media Lab . 20 March 2002

  8. Facet Creation danah boyd, Nelson Lai . Sociable Media, MIT Media Lab . 20 March 2002

  9. Example worlds danah boyd, Nelson Lai . Sociable Media, MIT Media Lab . 20 March 2002

  10. More Information http://smg.media.mit.edu/projects/SecureId danah@media.mit.edu danah boyd, Nelson Lai . Sociable Media, MIT Media Lab . 20 March 2002

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