White House Releases Trusted Internet ID Plan

angry tapir writes "From the Computerworld article: 'the U.S. government will coordinate private-sector efforts to create trusted identification systems for the Internet, with the goal of giving consumers and businesses multiple options for authenticating identity online, according to a plan released by President Barack Obama's administration.'"

Comments

Taxes, spying, control.

[assemblerex]

Items purchased with trusted ID: Washing machine, PS4, Glycerine, Shower tiles cleaner (flagged combo).
Taxes due on purchases $156.00. Forwarding purchase of glycerine and acid product to FBI for examination.

Re:Let me guess

[iluvcapra]

After reading the document, there really aren't any system requirements, specific technology or any kind of actual implementation, all it really does is set out some goals and establish a certain vocabulary. It's utterly anodyne and will probably die before being considered because it sets out concrete goals for private companies that handle identifying data:

Limit the collection and transmission of information to the minimum necessary to fulfill the transaction’s purpose and related legal requirements;
Limit the use of the individual’s data that is collected and transmitted to specified purposes;
Be accountable for how information is actually used and provide mechanisms for compliance, audit, and verification; and
Provide effective redress mechanisms for, and advocacy on behalf of, individuals who believe their data may have been misused

Surely this is the thin end of the wedge of tyranny.