My Digital FootPrint

Identifiers = Outer layer is identity given to you by someone else My Data = Layer of identity that I generate myself Security Wrap = the layer that protects what I want protected The Gap is the missing layer between what I want  - a unique ID, so I have the ability to say I am who I am and I am the only person who can be me.

Hyperthymesia / Hyperthymesia  is a neurological condition that bestows near-perfect recall on those who are afflicted with it. One of the most famous hyperthymesia cases is  Jill Price , a 45 year old school administrator from California. She is able to remember everything that happened to her from 1980 onwards, everything. Huffington Post writes about this case and the condition as do others in cases from the Daily Mail the Telegraph and the BBC   Like Eidetic memory , Hyperthymesia has some really impressive quality but some unpleasant downsides – especially reliving the daily grind, embarrassing situations and other times which you would prefer to forget.   There is a fascinating article Why Women Recall Emotional Events Better Than Men Do which continues the theme about some people’s ability to remember different things and the ability to recall them. One rule (of 33 so far documented ) of the living in a digital age is that the internet is...

Source : http://www.nickmilton.com/2011/07/experience-management-continued.html So you are out shopping (in store or online) and you buy a product – is that an experience that matters and how should the data be collected/ recorded? You get home and find that the goods are faulty or they arrive faulty - is that an experience that matters and how should the data be collected/ recorded? You call the retailer and sort something out - is that an experience that matters and how should the data be collected/ recorded? The customer experience team converted it from disappointment to delight - is that an experience that matters and how should the data be collected/ recorded? Three months later – which one do you remember and which one (ones) does your digital footprint remember and how do you know you have all the data for building experience?

I have never heard that before :)

    Overall if you read this lot – your data (digital footprint) remains as relatively worthless … whilst the inconvenience, annoyance and frustration of losing you data or identity is not added as a cost item. Real harm, as measured in financial terms is low as all wider impacts are ignored, such as time wasted on the phone, unintended consequences, the cost of rectification, unable to get pictures or content back.... etc How much are you worth to a cyber-criminal? How Much Your Stolen Data Is Worth to Scammers How Much Are You Worth To Mark Zuckerberg? The plummeting price of stolen personal data How much are you worth to Google? How Much is Your Data Worth? How much is your online data worth? How much is your data worth? Why Your Identity Is Worth $5,000  How much is your personal identity worth? Your ID Price Tag: The Cost of a Stolen Identity    

A while ago I wrote Who Am I cost of Value…. http://www.mydigitalfootprint.com/who-am-i-cost-or-value-diagram Just updating this summary : a lot of cost

Just a thought  - probably yes.