Identity Taxonomy - Revision history

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‎Abstract Subjects

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‎List of Roles

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‎Abstract Subjects

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‎Virtual Entities

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‎Identifiers

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‎Identifiers

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‎Identifiers

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‎List of High-level Functions

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‎Real World (Legal) Entities

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‎Digital Entities

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	[[Right to be Forgotten]] is an attempt in Europe to allow a [[User]] to reclassify [[User Public Information]] into [[User Private Information]].		[[Right to be Forgotten]] is an attempt in Europe to allow a [[User]] to reclassify [[User Public Information]] into [[User Private Information]].

−	[[Category:Glossary]]	+	==References==
		+	https://web.stanford.edu/group/fearon-research/cgi-bin/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/What-is-Identity-as-we-now-use-the-word-.pdf
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		+	[[Category: Glossary]]
		+	[[Category: Identity]]

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 [[Identifier or Attribute Provider]] is a role that can provide [[Validated]] identifier or attributes that apply to a [[User]].
-[[Trusted Third Party]] is any of a variety of [[Data Controller]] with access to [[User Private Information]], for example [[Privacy Enhancing Technology Provider]].
+[[Trusted Third Party]] is any of a variety of [[Data Controller]]s with access to [[User Private Information]], for example [[Privacy Enhancing Technology Provider]].
 ==Abstract Subjects==

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 [[Trust]]
-[[User]], [[Subject]], [[Principal]] and [[Consumer]]
+[[User]], [[Subject]], [[Principal]], Patient and [[Consumer]]
 are all synonyms at one level or another. [[User]] is preferred when a live human being is intended, [[Subject]] when unclear.

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 ===Virtual Entities===
-A Brand or Doing-Business-As (DBA) is typically a legally protected [[Identifier]] but not a legal [[Entity]].
+A [[Brand]] or Doing-Business-As (DBA) is typically a legally protected [[Identifier]] but not a legal [[Entity]].
 Many end-points (aka [[URL]]s) have been assigned and acquired TLS certificates that are deliberately misleading. An attempt to remedy this problem with [[EV Cert]]s has only helped at the margin. Malicious [[Web Site]]s have found ways to get them and still mislead [[User]]s.

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 ==Identifiers==
-While it is not possible to completely disentangle the varieties of [[Identifier]] that are available today, there is a list on the wiki page [[Identifier#Solutions|Identifier]] that might be helpful.
+While it is not possible to completely disentangle the varieties of [[Identifier]] that are available today, there is a list on the wiki page [[Identifier#Solutions|Identifier]] that might be helpful. In broad terms [[Identifier]]s are broken down into:
 ==List of High-level Functions==

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	[[B2G]] = business to government.		[[B2G]] = business to government.
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		+	==Identifiers==
		+	While it is not possible to completely disentangle the varieties of [[Identifier]] that are available today, the following might still be helpful.
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	==List of High-level Functions==		==List of High-level Functions==

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 A [[Government]] is a sovereign entity that uses force within its jurisdiction to enforce its laws and regulations.
-An [[Organization]] or an [[Enterprise]] is either a government or other legal [[Entity]], but not a natural human being.
+An [[Organization]] or an [[Enterprise]] is either a government or other legal [[Entity]], but not a natural human being. It is considered to have Propriety Business information (or state secrets), but not to have any privacy rights.
 ===Virtual Entities===

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 A [[Site]] or [[Web Site]] is a target of some interaction over the internet using the HTTP protocol. As of today the site is know by its [[URL]], but there is a proposal to give it a [[Trusted Identifier]].
-[[Data Controller]] is a term used by the [[GDPR]] to describe any site that controls [[User Information]]. It is not a term that is much used on this wiki.
+[[Data Controller]] is a term used by the [[GDPR]] to describe any site that controls [[User Information]]. Presumably it is some sort of legal [[Entity]]. It is not a term that is much used on this wiki.
 ===Real World Interactions===