Penrose is a java-based virtual directory server. Virtual directory enables federating (aggregating) identity data from multiple heterogeneous sources like directory, databases, flat files, and web services - real-time - and makes it available to identity consumers via LDAP.
ShowYourself is a simple to make, easy, free and fun utility to help establish your identity across the web. Have a Flickr account and a Facebook and AIM? Combine all your profiles on the web into one attractive widget that you can put on your blog, your
hCard is a simple, open, distributed format for representing people, companies, organizations, and places, using a 1:1 representation of vCard (RFC 2426) properties and values in semantic XHTML. hCard is one of several open microformat standards suitable
Identity theft is the crime that keeps on giving. Years after victims' identities have been compromised they can still be managing the effects of a ruined credit history, which can cost them bank mortgages or jobs. Victims can even face jail time for crim
The vast array of data points that make up "personal information" in the age of online media are nearly impossible to quantify or neatly define. Name, address, and phone number are just the basics in a world where voluntarily posting self-authored content such as text, photos, and video has become a cornerstone of engagement in the era of the participatory Web.
The more content we contribute voluntarily to the public or semi-public corners of the Web, the more we are not only findable, but also knowable.
A quel moment l’identifiant devient-il indiscret en révélant les goûts, les lectures, les recherches, les projets ou les déplacements de celui qu’il désigne ? Quels processus conduisent à l’élaboration d’une identité numérique plus ou moins maîtrisée, plus ou moins voulue, quand le web2.0 nous pousse à nous révéler toujours plus ? Quel rôle ont à jouer les médiateurs de l’information et de la connaissance pour prévenir les risques d’abus, construire une juste identification et former les usagers à contrôler leur identité sur les réseaux ? Comme chaque année, la Fulbi invite des professionnels des bibliothèques ou de la documentation, des chercheurs, des consultants et des éditeurs à échanger sur ce thème qui, au delà de la question technique, nous interroge sur la place de l’individu dans le monde numérique.