Abstract :
Identity verification plays an important role in creating trust in the economic system. It can, and should, be done in a way that doesn´t decrease individual privacy. This article explores privacy issues in identity verification for commercial applications. It does not explore questions about when and to what degree identity verification is needed or address broader issues related to national or other wide-scale identity systems.
Keywords :
business data processing; data privacy; commercial applications; economic system; identity verification; national identity systems; privacy issues; trust creation; wide-scale identity systems; Biometrics (access control); Computer security; Data privacy; Identification; Identity management; Knowledge management; Verification; KBA; biometrics; identity credential; identity document fraud; identity document security; identity fraud; identity proofing; identity scoring; identity verification; imposter fraud; knowledge-based authentication; privacy;
