Identity 2.0

Today I had the pleasure of meeting with Dick Hardt  Founder and CEO of Sxip Identity . As many of you 2.0 aficionados already know, Dick is a thought leader in this new and soon to become very important space. Greatly simplified, Dicks company is tackling the problem of figuring out the good guys from the bad in the world of  email an web communities. Think of it as a credit rating for non-financial considerations. Dick introduces the topic in one of the better  presentations I've ever seen. Check it out.

We are just beginning to think about Identity 2.0. Many companies are now providing the tools and / or environments for people to be someone other than who they really are.  This might be done for privacy reasons or entertainment reasons but it might also be done with malicious intent.  If you are one of the companies creating anonymous meeting places - and you want those places to be safe and welcoming, you are going to need screening, confirmation, validation and reporting mechanisms. Dick's company is looking at how to do just that.