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Mastercard, Microsoft to Advance Digital Identity Innovations (Global ID the Mark)
Mastercard ^ | 12/03/2018 | Microsoft Mastercard

Posted on 12/04/2018 5:39:09 PM PST by MarchonDC09122009

Mastercard, Microsoft to Advance Digital Identity Innovations

https://newsroom.mastercard.com/press-releases/mastercard-microsoft-join-forces-to-advance-digital-identity-innovations/#__prclt=IarCgTyK

Mastercard, Microsoft Join Forces to Advance Digital Identity Innovations

PURCHASE, N.Y. and REDMOND, Wash. – December 3, 2018 – Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) today announced a strategic collaboration to improve how people manage and use their digital identity.

Currently, verifying your identity online is still dependent on physical or digital proof managed by a central party, whether it’s your passport number, your proof of address, driver’s license, user credentials or other means.

This dependence places a huge burden on individuals, who have to successfully remember hundreds of passwords for various identities and are increasingly being subjected to more complexity in proving their identity and managing their data. Working together, Mastercard and Microsoft aim to give people a secure, instant way to verify their digital identity with whomever they want, whenever they want.

The answer to these challenges is a service that would allow individuals to enter, control and share their identity data their way–on the devices they use every day.

That’s Mastercard’s intention, working closely with players like Microsoft.

“Today’s digital identity landscape is patchy, inconsistent and what works in one country often won’t work in another.

We have an opportunity to establish a system that puts people first, giving them control of their identity data and where it is used,” says Ajay Bhalla, president, cyber and intelligence solutions, Mastercard.

“Working with Microsoft brings us one step closer to making a globally interoperable digital identity service a reality, and we look forward to sharing more very soon.”

Access to a universally-recognized digital identity could unlock new and enhanced experiences for people as they interact with businesses, service providers and their community online, including:

Financial Services: Improve and speed the applicant identification process for establishing a new bank account, loan or payment service accountCommerce: 

Enable a more personalized and efficient shopping experience online and in stores, regardless of the payment type, device or service provider.

Government Services: Simplify interactions with government agencies and services – such as filing taxes, applying for passports or securing support payments (e.g., Social Security)

Digital Services: Streamline and provide easier use of email, social media, movie/music streaming services, and rideshare platforms

“Digital identity is a cornerstone of how people live, work and play every day,” said Joy Chik, corporate vice president, Identity, Microsoft.

“We believe people should be in control of their digital identity and data, and we’re thrilled to first work with Mastercard to bring new decentralized identity innovations to life.”

This digital identity initiative could also help solve for common challenges:

Identity Inclusion: More than 1 billion people, a majority of them women, children and refugees, are not officially recognized; a digital identity can improve their access to health, financial and social services.

Identity Verification: A single, reusable digital identity can help people interact with a merchant, bank, government agency and countless other digital service providers with greater integrity, lower cost and with less friction.

Fraud Prevention: A single digital identity can help reduce payments fraud and identity theft of various forms.

This initiative will serve as the foundation for new Mastercard services powered by Microsoft Azure and built in collaboration with leaders in the banking, mobile network operator and government communities.

Microsoft and Mastercard are bringing together their respective strengths – Microsoft’s expertise in identity technology and Mastercard’s expertise in securely orchestrating digital interactions in a complex multi-stakeholder ecosystem.

Stay tuned over the next few months for further development announcements.


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KEYWORDS: banking; citizenregistration; credit; globalid; id2020org; microsoft; notfrontpagenews; technology; themark
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Global ID initiative for universal citizen digital identifer is accelerating. In complete alignment with UN ID2020.org tech consortium that has been working on this since 2016. The "Mark" as predicted 2000 years ago will be necessary for all citizens in order for financial-government transactions. Likely, voting and e-Verify work eligibility, too.

Identity Verification: A single, reusable digital identity can help people interact with a merchant, bank, government agency and countless other digital service providers with greater integrity, lower cost and with less friction.Fraud Prevention: A single digital identity can help reduce payments fraud and identity theft of various forms

1 posted on 12/04/2018 5:39:09 PM PST by MarchonDC09122009
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To: MarchonDC09122009

bttt


2 posted on 12/04/2018 5:40:44 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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Government Services: Simplify interactions with government agencies and services – such as filing taxes, applying for passports or securing support payments (e.g., Social Security)

I feel better already.

3 posted on 12/04/2018 5:41:13 PM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: MarchonDC09122009
United Nations ID2020.org Alliance initiative: STRATEGIC ROADMAP Reaching the goal outlined in Target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals is ambitious and will require coherent and coordinated action at the national, regional and global levels. The overall objective of the ID2020 Alliance is to empower individuals, enable economic opportunity, and advance global development by increasing access to digital identity. Four strategic goals support this mission. STRATEGIC GOALS Accelerate access to digital identity for those living without Set standards for a trustworthy decentralized identity framework, facilitating interoperability and creating an efficient market Increase the efficiency and sustainability of global financing for identity Enable more efficient and effective delivery of development and humanitarian aid By 2030, the Alliance aims to have facilitated the scaling of a safe, verifiable, persistent digital identity system, consistent with Sustainable Development Goal 16.9. From 2017 to 2020, the Alliance’s work will focus on two areas: developing and testing the best technological solutions for digital identity; and, working with governments and existing, established agencies to implement these solutions. Technology: ID2020 and the other alliance partners are leading an effort to develop the standards and specifications for the “back-end” identity exchange layer needed for a globally useful digital identity system. This back-end layer will facilitate interoperability between existing and future systems, stitching together these systems and increasing the utility of identity systems for all stakeholders. The system’s application program interface (API) will allow individuals, governments, commercial entities and other institutions to develop additional services on top of the common foundation. Delivery: We believe that there is tremendous opportunity to leverage existing delivery networks as a route to scale. Rather than a “go-it-alone” approach requiring the mobilization of vast numbers of people on the ground, the alliance will develop creative partnerships with organizations, both public and private, with broad networks on the ground at various “entry points.” ID2020, working with these implementing agencies and governments, will finance digital identity pilot projects. These pilots will assess the cost, human resource requirements, opportunities and pitfalls associated with various pathways for enrollment and participation. Based on resources raised, ID2020 will open a funding window and solicit proposals from potential implementing partners beginning in September 2017. Proposals will be evaluated based on two key criteria: (a) the direct impact of the proposed pilot (i.e. number of individuals reached and forecast impact of digital identity on the lives of those reached) and (b) opportunities for learning posed by the pilot (i.e. potential scalability of the proposed entry point)
4 posted on 12/04/2018 5:41:14 PM PST by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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: A single digital identity


Faster, please.


5 posted on 12/04/2018 5:41:43 PM PST by sparklite2 (See more at Sparklite Times)
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To: MarchonDC09122009

Bkmrk.


6 posted on 12/04/2018 5:43:37 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (:¬| Beep beep....boop boop)
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To: MarchonDC09122009

people please, try to read your Bible with understanding, in NO WAY is a computer chip the Mark. The Mark is thinking that Satan is Jesus (your forehead) or doing the work for Satan’s (thinking he’s Jesus) Church (the hands).

Please read with understanding.


7 posted on 12/04/2018 5:44:46 PM PST by Shadowstrike (Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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U.S. agencies working on standard for seamless communication between biometric databases

Sep 26, 2018 | Chris Burt
CATEGORIES Biometrics News | Government Services
The U.S. Defense Department, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security are planning to establish a new standard in 2019 to allow their biometric databases to communicate seamlessly, DoD officials told an audience at the AFCEA (Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association) Federal Identity Forum in Tampa, Florida, SIGNAL reports.

The Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification (EBTS) version 4.1 will enable the DoD’s ABIS, DHS’s IDENT, and the FBI’s NGI (next generation identification) system to communicate natively, “in their own language,” according to DoD biometrics program chief engineer Will Graves. DHS is preparing to upgrade from its IDENT system to the new Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) in order to handle scale and capabilities far beyond those it was originally designed for.


8 posted on 12/04/2018 5:45:00 PM PST by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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I’m sure there won’t be any unintended consequences. I’m sure the globalists just hate this idea. Perhaps we could do away with all currency printed and coinage and just use decimal points. Perhaps each unique identification number should start with 666... yeah great idea ...maybe Jonathan Swift was rolling over in his grave.


9 posted on 12/04/2018 5:46:56 PM PST by CincyRichieRich (No provisional ballots allowed; ever notice there have never been Republican ballots found?)
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To: MarchonDC09122009

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10 posted on 12/04/2018 5:47:00 PM PST by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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https://www.fastcompany.com/90276216/mastercard-and-microsoft-announce-frightening-universal-id-partnership


11 posted on 12/04/2018 5:51:27 PM PST by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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To: MarchonDC09122009

Well, Microsoft is gonna have to adopt UNIX then, to allow 666 file protections.


12 posted on 12/04/2018 5:52:15 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Shadowstrike

Revelation 13:16-17 King James Version (KJV)
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.


13 posted on 12/04/2018 6:30:55 PM PST by SVTCobra03 (You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
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To: MarchonDC09122009
Identity Inclusion: More than 1 billion people, a majority of them women, children and refugees, are not officially recognized; a digital identity can improve their access to health, financial and social services.

Some of us prefer anonymity. Identity inclusion is rife with negative results, improving access by bad players into your finances, goods and privacy. One of those bad players is known as government. Do you really want government to have total control over your health, whereabouts, possessions and who you meet with?

14 posted on 12/04/2018 6:49:39 PM PST by roadcat
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To: Shadowstrike

+1

Man was fashioned on the sixth day of Creation,

6 6 6 means replacing the Holy Trinity of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit with the most unholy triad of man, man, and man...or, simply put, “me, myself, and I”.


15 posted on 12/04/2018 7:02:06 PM PST by lightman (Obama's legacy in 13 letters: BLM, ISIS, & ANTIFA. New axis of evil.)
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To: MarchonDC09122009

This could be done through Real ID if it matured to using X.509 certificates (a smart card). But, that would require the states to build up some public facing infrastructure they may not be capable of implementing.


16 posted on 12/04/2018 7:24:24 PM PST by IndispensableDestiny
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To: MarchonDC09122009

Yes because the tech companies are so good at protecting our ‘data’. Now the perps will only need one thing and they’ll have everything.


17 posted on 12/04/2018 7:26:06 PM PST by Pollard (If you don't understand what I typed, you haven't read the classics.)
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To: MarchonDC09122009

If you’re a computer hacker and really good at it, I predict you’ll have no trouble finding work for the foreseeable future. :)


18 posted on 12/04/2018 7:40:59 PM PST by upchuck (When hatred of culture becomes itself a part of culture, the life of the mind loses all meaning.)
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Year ago I worked with a team of people examining a future personal identity scheme. Instead of multiple cards, accounts and passwords each person would have a digital identity that would be used in all financial transactions. That’s where this is going.


19 posted on 12/04/2018 9:14:30 PM PST by plain talk
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“Trusted Computing”...


20 posted on 12/04/2018 9:55:03 PM PST by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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