Comments on: On Anonymity, Pseudonymity and Personas http://blog.talkingidentity.com/2009/01/on_anonymity_pseudonymity_and.html An Architect's Quest to make sense of the world of Identity and Access Management Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:56:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: identiscreener http://blog.talkingidentity.com/2009/01/on_anonymity_pseudonymity_and.html/comment-page-1#comment-209 identiscreener Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:36:18 +0000 http://talkingidentity.com/blog/?p=137#comment-209 Relevant to blogging as a blog that allows any pseudonymous identity<br>coupled to an oportunity is considered by many to per se be commercial. <br>This promises to be an area of conflict if the issue is not resolved. Relevant to blogging as a blog that allows any pseudonymous identity
coupled to an oportunity is considered by many to per se be commercial.
This promises to be an area of conflict if the issue is not resolved.

]]> By: Robin Wilton http://blog.talkingidentity.com/2009/01/on_anonymity_pseudonymity_and.html/comment-page-1#comment-120 Robin Wilton Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:39:01 +0000 http://talkingidentity.com/blog/?p=137#comment-120 I tend to use a slightly different definition for "persona" from the ID Common one; I define it as "that subset of personal information which an individual chooses to disclose in a given context". I think it's important to try and arrive at a definition which is as consistent as possible between 'real' and 'virtual' life. The idea of "choice" is important too; for me, personas are a way in which people seek to manage the impression they create when interacting - and 'management' implies some degree of control. Thus - I may choose to appear to my employers as a serious, diligent technocrat, and to my children as a kind, loving parent. I think the distinction between a pseudonym and a persona is equivalent to the distinction between an identifier and a set of persona attributes. One (the pseudonym/identifier) is usually the "index" which allows you to find the other. I discuss treatment of these 'indices' further in this paper from the Liberty Alliance Privacy Summit in Brussels (2007): www.?.ws/?? I tend to use a slightly different definition for “persona” from the ID Common one; I define it as “that subset of personal information which an individual chooses to disclose in a given context”.

I think it’s important to try and arrive at a definition which is as consistent as possible between ‘real’ and ‘virtual’ life. The idea of “choice” is important too; for me, personas are a way in which people seek to manage the impression they create when interacting – and ‘management’
implies some degree of control. Thus – I may choose to appear to my employers as a serious, diligent technocrat, and to my children as a kind, loving parent.

I think the distinction between a pseudonym and a persona is equivalent to the distinction between an identifier and a set of persona attributes. One (the pseudonym/identifier) is usually the “index” which allows you to find the other.

I discuss treatment of these ‘indices’ further in this paper from the Liberty Alliance Privacy Summit in Brussels (2007): http://www.?.ws/??

]]> By: Shanahan http://blog.talkingidentity.com/2009/01/on_anonymity_pseudonymity_and.html/comment-page-1#comment-107 Shanahan Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:35:48 +0000 http://talkingidentity.com/blog/?p=137#comment-107 Foolstr.com explores this concept of persona; complete anonymity. It's using OpenID but not requesting any personal information. All that's required is an otherwise meaningless PPID. Jyte takes the opposite approach and captures email, first/last name. The question is will folks will be more inclined to share opinions if they are anonymous? Or will the interaction be less meaningful due to the lack of personal identification? <a href="http://foolstr.com" rel="nofollow">http://foolstr.com</a> Foolstr.com explores this concept of persona; complete anonymity. It’s using OpenID but not requesting any personal information. All that’s required is an otherwise meaningless PPID. Jyte takes the opposite approach and captures email, first/last name. The question is will folks will be more inclined to share opinions if they are anonymous? Or will the interaction be less meaningful due to the lack of personal identification?
http://foolstr.com

]]> By: Rob Cottingham http://blog.talkingidentity.com/2009/01/on_anonymity_pseudonymity_and.html/comment-page-1#comment-106 Rob Cottingham Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:59:50 +0000 http://talkingidentity.com/blog/?p=137#comment-106 Thanks for sharing the cartoon with your readers - I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for sharing the cartoon with your readers – I’m glad you liked it!

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