My Digital FootPrint

Somewhere out there, there is a copy of your data.  Once created and you have shared it  publicly  it will be there - somewhere outside of your control.  Just because you have removed it from your places, it doesn't mean that it has been removed from everywhere….. The only  truly  private place is what happens in your mind and never shared. Everything else is based on trust.

By   NATASHA SINGER Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/technology/personal-data-takes-a-winding-path-into-marketers-hands.html The essence of this is article is that we don't know how or why something's happen in a digital world. Our data can go anywhere and is not in our control – nor is what others imply about us based on our data.  When it adds value we love it, when it does not we find it creepy

If data is…. My transaction data. Data from any, all and every transaction – spending, investment, bills, gifts, selling and free – www.mint.com Environment Data.  Where you are, what your environment is like, wind speed, temperature, gas usage, petrol consumption – everything.   www.efergy.com , www.theowl.com www.eco-eye.com www.diykyoto.com  :   Quantified self . Sensor Data from Google Glass , Nike+ sportwatch , Zeo sleep manage , Omron blood pressure monitor , Accu-Check blood glucose meter ,  Fitbit Flex wristband , Sportline heart rate monitor , MoodScope log and 1,000’s of sport apps on your smartphone.  Should the data be in silo or under my control or both? Routes and Routine data.   All your geo data www.waze.com , https://foursquare.com Content Data.   All data about how you create, use, consume, generate, recommend, share, about you, generate for any and all types of media and content – too man...

Source : http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/plan-your-digital-afterlife-with.html Google has presented a new product that plans your digital afterlife – think Digital Will or Death Switch – you can instruct Google to delete your personal data and transfer your files to designated recipients, if you want them preserved for posterity. This is a class of service called managing your data after death that has been talked about a lot on My Digital Footprint. It is interesting that one of the largest players has done something about it and does highlight the importance of managing digital assets after death and is an attempt to solve a real (perceived) problem.  There is a host of companies ( Legacy Locker , Cirrus , Death Switch , Perpetu , AfterSteps ,   The Digital Beyond   DadApp , Social Safe to name a just a few) who are willing to charge you for this service and given that this is Google only data, you still need something for all your other ser...

Source :Report on the Second Personal Cloud Meetup | Respect Network http://respectnetwork.com/2013/03/13/report-on-the-second-personal-cloud-meetup/

On SSRN: The PII Problem: Privacy and a New Concept of Personally Identifiable Information by Paul Schwartz University of California, Berkeley – School of Law, and Daniel Solove , George Washington University Law School Abstract: Personally identifiable information (PII) is one of the most central concepts in information privacy regulation. The scope of privacy laws typically turns on whether PII is involved. The basic assumption behind the applicable laws is that if PII is not involved, then there can be no privacy harm. At the same time, there is no uniform definition of PII in information privacy law. Moreover, computer science has shown that in many circumstances non-PII can be linked to individuals, and that de-identified data can be re-identified. PII and non-PII are thus not immutable categories, and there is a risk that information deemed non-PII at one time can be transformed into PII at a later juncture. Due to the malleable nature of what constitutes PII, some ...

So the infographic is from http://www.lifeinsurancefinder.com.au/  An Australian comparison site for insurance, therefore looking for hits and sales  :) They have a walk through webpage that talks to : Digital Privacy After Death - What Will Happen To Your Online Profile When You're Gone? Why You Should Get a Digital Will & A Digital Executor Personality Predictors + Artificial Intelligence = Digital Resurrections What Will Be Determined to be of Digital Importance & How Will it be Preserved? It is a good resource and well researched and I am delighted that they touched on issues for business owners, however, all Will’s become public at death so please don’t put your identity and passwords in any document.  Further the site does not address the thorny issue of “shared”  accounts. This could be the family email account that is in the name of the person who died. <br />Produced by Life Insurance Finder

Forrester Research has finally caught up with some future thinking on “personal data management.” In their  new report they care to forecast that shifts in the economy will allow consumers to gain control over all of the data available about them online. This will be achieved primarily though the use of “personal data lockers,” or individual repositories where individuals can store and access their data to share and sell with marketers. Currently, the data economy is balanced towards advertising. Often, consumers don’t understand how their data is being tracked, collected, and sold, while those that do understand the complexities of data tracking don’t have the resources to protect their information. - well in simple terms. There is a perception that as more and more consumers become aware of the significant value created from sharing their data, they will dig in their heels and demand more control over their "personal/ behaviour/ ...

http://personaldataecosystem.org/startup/ Azigo. Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts Your data defines you. Own it. “We’re a happy band of developers, designers and entrepreneurs dedicated to the idea that the more control you have over your own data the more compelling your online experience will be, and the more privacy you will enjoy. Although the data wallet app is new and yet to launch, it stands on a technology platform that has evolved over several years by building solutions for PayPal, Google, Mydex, IBM, Equifax, Acxiom, BBB.org, and others.”   Private beta signup. Paul Trevithick, CEO. Blog post:   Why must a personal data ecosystem emerge? Buyosphere .   Montreal, QC, Canada “Buyosphere is a tool to help you take control of your shopping history: organize it, share it and track how you influence others. Our aim is to turn around consumer culture so that customers have more control over their own data. We have a pretty good inkling that th...

  Good thinking   http://blog.lockerproject.org/tenets-of-digital-trust Authenticity   is essentially the digital identifiers that are associated with someone and the confidence in whatever system generates those identifiers, that they represent the same person when repeated. Verifiability   is the degree of your ability to establish the authenticity of someone, either actually in person or via another trusted person or system.  It typically precipitates and helps build authenticity, and comes into question when something unexpected or important happens. Security   is the confidence in the integrity of the computing system both that you're using, and that the other person is using.  There's less trust when using public terminals or if suspicious dialogs happen on your own system, and equally so you wouldn't share something important to a friend who's using a possibly compromised system. Transparency   is all about user interface and messaging, i...

Just meet The Locker Project at iiw  http://blog.lockerproject.org/# Takes your data and puts it in one place

Inspiring consumer confidence through data privacy legislation is the title of the post by David Hoffman. The full / original source is here Essentially this is about new US law from Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) introducing the " Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 ", which is aimed at protecting individuals privacy. David Hoffman, director of security policy and global privacy officer at Intel Corporation believes that federal privacy legislation is essential to individuals’ continued use of and trust in technology, and urges Congress to begin discussion of the bill, so we can establish such a framework of trust.  To which I actually have no major issue with the underlying ideals and principles.  Assuming these principles are : what is yours is yours and you should able to protect it. aka the digital locker, and you should be able to chose how to share your data/ content and with whom and on terms you can control. ...

The Personal Data Locker Vision Video is from David Siegel @pullnews  (professional) and @_dsiegel  (personal)   http://thepowerofpull.com/pull/the-personal-data-locker-vision-video   I am not disagreeing with the vision, idea or concept but rather that controlling your data means you can control value.  This concept of a personal locker ignores reputation, influence and authority as I comment on in this post - however would it make sense to expand this vision to include the analysis of your data or not - the core issue being you probably don't have access to it.   As an elegant way of looking at some of my data - no issue! - enjoy   [vimeo 14061238 w=400 h=225]  

I have written a number of times on dealing with death and the relationship to your digital footprint Rule 31 from my 31 new social rules for living in a digital age is about finding someone you trust to ensure that your digital estate can be managed.  Digital Estate Planning appears to be growing    AssetLock.net ,  Legacy Locker ,  Deathswitch.com  and My Webwill   aim to address the issues raised  by enabling online users to securely store online information like logins and passwords to be passed on to relations after death - however you need to tell someone and  Excel does work as a cheap alternative. On a related but different slant there is E-Tomb which is a solar powered tomb with bluetooth to enable relatives to visit your online profiles and memories after you passed away.

Tending to Your Digital Remains is a dead interesting post on a topic I have asked the same question about – what happens when you die. First you need to make sure you hand on the keys (passwords) At least three companies — AssetLock.net , Legacy Locker , and the charmingly named Deathswitch.com — have arisen to keep customers’ passwords, usernames, final messages, and so on in a virtual safe-deposit box. After you’re gone, these companies carry out last wishes, alert friends, give account access to various designated beneficiaries, and generally parse out and pass on your online assets. Digital remains that are not bequeathed to an inheritor are incinerated, closing the book on PayPal accounts, profiles, even alternate identities ( especially alternate identities: You don’t want your mother knowing about, or worse, playing, the wife-swapping giant badger you became in Second Life). A second post on the same topic is Logging out after snuffing ou...

Tending to Your Digital Remains is a dead interesting post on a topic I have asked the same question about – what happens when you die. First you need to make sure you hand on the keys (passwords) At least three companies — AssetLock.net , Legacy Locker , and the charmingly named Deathswitch.com — have arisen to keep customers’ passwords, usernames, final messages, and so on in a virtual safe-deposit box. After you’re gone, these companies carry out last wishes, alert friends, give account access to various designated beneficiaries, and generally parse out and pass on your online assets. Digital remains that are not bequeathed to an inheritor are incinerated, closing the book on PayPal accounts, profiles, even alternate identities ( especially alternate identities: You don’t want your mother knowing about, or worse, playing, the wife-swapping giant badger you became in Second Life). A second post on the same topic is Logging out after snuffing ou...