Three Tiers of Identity

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Quote: “There’s a big difference between an issued identity and an identity for which an individual has assumed true and unconditional ownership and accountability. This article examines the concept that there are in fact at least three distinct types of identity, for simplicity sake, referred to as Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3. Each of these identities are vastly different in their value to the individual, and the vendors who facilitate their existance.”
Comment: Explores the distinction between identity that is assumed (personal), assigned (corporate), abstracted (marketing). Some aspects of identity sharing (credit rating, social insurance number, etc.) are important to smooth functioning of society…others are not. Most discussion of digital identity fails to make this distinction. A system needs to exist that accounts for the different uses and needs of my/our/their identity.