Identity principles in the digital age: a closer view

Wong, R and Savirimuthu, J, 2008. Identity principles in the digital age: a closer view. International Journal of Intellectual Property Management, 2 (4), pp. 396-410.

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Abstract

Identity and its management is now an integral part of web-based services and applications. It is also a live political issue that has captured the interest of organisations, businesses and society generally. As identity management systems assume functionally equivalent roles, their significance for privacy cannot be underestimated. The Centre for Democracy and Technology has recently released a draft version of what it regards as key privacy principles for identity management in the digital age. This paper will provide an overview of the key benchmarks identified by the CDT. The focus of this paper is to explore how best the Data Protection legislation can be said to provide a framework which best maintains a proper balance between 'identity' conscious technology and an individual's expectation of privacy to personal and sensitive data. The central argument will be that increased compliance with the key principles is not only appropriate for a distributed privacy environment but will go some way towards creating a space for various stakeholders to reach consensus applicable to existing and new information communication technologies. The conclusion is that securing compliance with the legislation will prove to be the biggest governance challenge. Standard setting and norms will go some way to ease the need for centralised regulatory oversight.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	International Journal of Intellectual Property Management
Creators:	Wong, R. and Savirimuthu, J.
Publisher:	Inderscience
Date:	2008
Volume:	2
Number:	4
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1504/IJIPM.2008.021434 DOI
Rights:	Copyright © 2008 Inderscience Enterprises Limited. All rights reserved.
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Law School
Record created by:	EPrints Services
Date Added:	09 Oct 2015 11:15
Last Modified:	23 Aug 2016 09:14
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/25045

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