Three Tiers of Identity
Andre Durand,
Digital ID World,
Jan 03, 2003
This article distinguishes between three types of identity: identity that is assumed by oneself, assigned that is assigned by a second party (such as a corporate profile or social insurance number), and identity that is created in an abstract manner (such as a profile created by a marketing company). Some of these identities are needed, but others create more problems than they solve (and some - like (faulty) credit ratings, fall into both categories). The point of this article is that in our discussions of identity we need to take into account all three types and to account for the relations between them. Quite so. Via eLearnSpace.
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