HealthIT Answers September 24, 2023
As data about individuals becomes more readily discoverable, we need to take care not to allow the erosion of our privacy as we look to tackle identity and establish trust on the internet. As we create tools to identify people for the right reasons, we need to remain vigilant that we don’t lose control of all our personally identifiable information in the process. “Trust-in-identity” is one approach to identity assurance while identity “surveillance” is another.
Regardless the method used to identity-proof an individual, the information used to conduct identity-proofing is itself personally identifiable information (PII). (If you missed my blog on identity-proofing, check it out here). The picture of a driver’s license, a video of your likeness, the driver’s license...