Saturday, January 4, 2003

The Face & Memory of Digital Identity When Meatspace isn't Marketspace Like Doc said, "It's getting real interesting now." This Digital ID meme polyblog has been like pulling a string out of a sweater. I've been gnawing on the problem of reputation and identity since Mitch Ratcliffe pointed out that I was talking about reputation and everyone else was talking about DigitalID. I've thrown away a few thousand words, (aren't you glad?) and am just beginning to get at the core issue that's been troubling me: Digital ID has nothing to do with Digital Reputation, and we don't want it to. [Escapable Logic] Is This the Face of a Terrorist?. A Pakistani jeweler says the FBI has incorrectly singled him out as a possible terror suspect. Face recognition experts back up his claim. By Julia Scheeres. [Wired News] Police Dragnets for DNA Tests Draw Criticism. The tests trouble some for the very reason that police find them attractive: they offer the most incontrovertible proof of identity. By David M. Halbfinger. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] Former H&R Block Manager Accused in Identity-Theft Ring. A former manager of an H&R Block office in White Plains and three friends have been charged with running an identity-theft ring. By Robert Hanley. [New York Times: Technology] When every picture tells a story. As camera phones become increasingly popular, how will the ability to take instant photos affect our privacy, asks technology consultant Bill Thompson. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] 8:10:28 AM

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