How can we reach the state of affairs in which online activity is entirely secure against identity theft? Hyper-convergence means media and services of all kinds will be increasingly integrated across a broad-spectrum multi-media fabric, where one’s actions and interests, private information and financial data, will be increasingly widespread.
It is possible to ensure that such information is always available strictly and only behind tough state-of-the-art software or hardware firewalls, but with the current standard, identity theft as such is difficult to prevent or correct. The first clear step must be to ensure that the individual has maximum control over his or her identifying information, as well as the vast matrix of data linked to their personal identity.
Granting the individual such control means the need for some degree of centralization of data, which is, potentially, another security risk. But, the individual must have the ability to act in good faith and with expeditious urgency to reverse any incidence of identity theft in the quickest, most comprehensive manner possible.
The floor is open to debate on how we can best achieve this…
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