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3 Results from /identity, 2024

Níamh Curran

Níamh Curran

Digital twins and the creepy consequences of data breaches

Data breaches are one of the scariest things we can encounter in real life. Receiving an email letting you know your personal information has been taken is much more frightening than the Necronomicon or the Babadook. Victims are left with a foreboding feeling of the unknown normally confined to horror films. Who has their information, and more impo...

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Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk Senior Reporter at Finextra

What is digital identity?

Digital identity is the sum of online information on an individual. This can be any form of data associated with a person’s name – be it date of birth, address, email, or even social media posts and interactions. As such, digital identity can be thought of as an online avatar, representing the spheres of one’s personal and professional life. The c...

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Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk Senior Reporter at Finextra

How to verify a digital identity

In May 2024, the European Union’s Digital Identity Regulation came into force – requiring member states to offer at least one EU Digital Identity Wallet to citizens, by 2026. Given digital identity is a relatively new theme in Europe, the uninitiated’s perception of it will be prejudiced by the representation in films – whether it be Ethan Hunt a...

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