Tag Archive: Identity

One step closer to the Segment of One

Meeco is a new PIMS launching a capability to enable sharing rich-data through a user-centric platform. We asked Meeco’s CEO & founder Katryna Dow to tell us about her initiative. Around us we see tectonic shifts in the global economy...

The economics of identity

Every day individuals have to undertake a range of information tasks such as ‘fill in a form’ or ‘prove you are who you say you are’ when dealing with organisations. This second task of identity assurance is critically important for...

How to value personal data?

The Financial Times’ recent exercise to help individuals value their data has caused something of a stir amongst those interested in personal data. It’s unfortunate that, in a world where data is increasingly recognised as a critically important raw material,...

Identity Assurance: Mydex’s unique contribution

On Tuesday the Government announced that Mydex, a Community Interest Company/social enterprise and one of the Personal Data Store providers in our recent PDS market review, is one of a select group of private sector Identity Providers that will start...

The significance of the Identity Assurance programme

Following the announcement of the private sector Identity Providers that will start offering an identity assurance service to DWP customers, we spoke with Toby Stevens who has been closely involved with the Identity Assurance programme for several years, to ask...

Identity assurance – the control shifts

Last week we published our report on the key market of identity assurance. We estimate that it is worth more than £280m in 2011 and will grow to £360m in 2014. One of the key drivers of this growth is...

Google’s slow-mo train crash

A fascinating letter to investors by Google CEO Larry Page. Here is a key passage: “Understanding identity and relationships can also help us improve search. Today, most search results are generic, so two strangers sitting next to each other in...

Retailers’ privacy policies ‘in urgent need of an overhaul’

Phew! It has taken us six months but we got there in the end. Today (27 January), in the lead up to Data Protection Day (28th January) we’ve published new research assessing the privacy policies of the UK’s top 100...

New digital identity service

Last week in our blog post on consumer empowerment trends in 2012 we predicted that managing personal reputation and identity will gain even greater prominence this year as people increasingly conduct and manage their lives online. The first significant development...

Milestones in the control shift

So much has happened and changed in 2011 and the control shift is well underway. We’ve captured below some of the significant milestones that have unfolded this year with links to the relevant news items taken from our Market Watch....

Spring 2012 research schedule

We’re now planning our next research reports and we’d like your input. We’re already committed to two reports (see below) and would like to choose two more from the options list. Feedback very welcome. Privacy comparisons. Which of the top...

The new personal data landscape report

At our recent event ‘To hoard or to share: midata and the personal data-sharing revolution’ Alan Mitchell discussed the Government’s midata programme in the broader context of changes to the personal data landscape. We’ve now published a report on the...

MPs on individuals controlling personal data

Just come across the House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee’s report on Government’s use of IT. Entitled “recipe for rip-offs: time for a new approach” it covers lots of things but one in particular struck my eye. Here are...

The UK Government Identity Assurance Programme

Instead of establishing a huge, centralised National Identity Scheme, the Government wants to establish a decentralised market of competing private sector identity providers. Each will provide an identity assurance service, so that public sector and other providers can be confident...