Category Archives: Identity Management

Google’s New Privacy Policy: What Has Changed and What You Can Do About It

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Hellmuth Broda

Wired.com today published an article from a blog at webmonkey.com: Google’s New Privacy Policy: What Has Changed and What You Can Do About It | Webmonkey | Wired.com. I posted an update towards the end of this article describing “Tom Henderson’s … Continue reading →

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QR Codes (Updated): From Urinals And Bus Stops to National Parks to Art, Shopping and Tombstones

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Hellmuth Broda

We can observe more and more adoption of QR codes and their pervasiveness. In Asia you find these codes anywhere in the meantime and they allow quick responses usually by use of a smart phone’s QR reader. I have seen them … Continue reading →

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“You Have Zero Privacy Anyway — Get Over It” (Really?)

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Hellmuth Broda

Scott McNeally has been quoted many times with this (in)famous phrase from 1999. But as Steven Cherry discusses is his podcast (mp3) The Car as Informant – IEEE Spectrum “even he (Scott) would be surprised at the extent to which we can now be tracked, … Continue reading →

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Your Identity In the Palm Of Your Hand

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Hellmuth Broda

Hospital scans palms to track patients | SmartPlanet. Quote from the article: “A New York City hospital is using patients’ palms, not insurance cards, to pull records, according to a new report. “The New York University Langone Medical Center started scanning palms … Continue reading →

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What Happens To Your Social Network Profiles When You Die?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Hellmuth Broda

Recently a good friend and business colleague of mine passed away following a heart attack. Help came for him too late. He was only in his 40’s. We were all very saddened by his sudden death having lost a close friend … Continue reading →

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Identity Adventures From the Digital/Analogue Frontline

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Hellmuth Broda

A few days ago I received communication from my domain provider with a bill, which was signed electronically. The paragraph referring to this read: “Als Anlage finden Sie eine neue Rechnung als .pdf-Datei mit digitaler Signatur (Rechnungsnummer: xxxxxxxxxxxxx). Bei der Signatur … Continue reading →

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