Monday, February 3, 2003

Eric Norlin writes on The Coming of Governmental Identity February 03, 2003 The site summary: "In the wake of the Columbia tragedy, Eric writes about the government's ability to innovate and explore in ways that most corporations do not or cannot. The area of identity and government is one of these, and Eric looks at the buildout of governmental identity infrastructure that is underway." 6:54:35 PM

"Telepresence is a power tool for identity management. If I can hear you and see you, I can authenticate you." Jon Udell Convergence of identity. As with standards, the problem with convergences is that there are so many to choose from. When the subject is digital convergence we often start with devices and media, which leads to a barrage of questions: Can I watch movies on my notebook PC? Can my Bluetooth cell phone double as a modem? Can my Internet connection replace my long-distance phone service? Increasingly, the answer to these questions is yes. But it's often hard to see the forest for the trees. There is an organizing principle here, identity, but it too is plural. Users, devices, networks, and services all have identities. More than convergence of devices and data types, it is a convergence of identity that we seek. [Full story at InfoWorld.com.] ... [Jon's Radio] Jon's "User-centered convergence" graphic shows the inter-relation of person to environment (groups, devices, data, channels). Now what happens when we turn that around? When we look through the channels from the other end and try to sort out what data goes to who in what group? "Why don't we have your devices talk to my devices?" What are the mechanisms to define what they're allowed to "talk" about? 5:07:19 AM

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