There have been some negative reports around Snapper and its approach to privacy so I decided to take a look. Snapper is a stored-value contactless smartcard that can be used in Wellington’s bus… more →
Identity and Privacy BlogVikram wrote 1 day ago: There have been some negative reports around Snapper and its approach to privacy so I decided to tak … more →
Vikram wrote 2 weeks ago: I was both moved and intrigued by Robin Wilton’s plea to support an e-petition “to creat … more →
Vikram wrote 3 weeks ago: On reflection, it turns out that a trusted system may actually be untrustworthy. I was looking at so … more →
Vikram wrote 1 month ago: What else would you call it? Consider the facts: - Owen Walker, aka AKILL, the Kiwi bot herder who w … more →
Vikram wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been a fan of usability guru Jakob Nielsen’s regular update (Alertbox) for a long t … more →
Vikram wrote 1 month ago: As a term that most of us find intuitively easy to define, it turns out that getting a precise and g … more →
Vikram wrote 1 month ago: Sweden is more associated with the icy Björn Borg than throwing people into frenzied criticism. But … more →
Vikram wrote 2 months ago: It’s interesting to see how some see business opportunity out of government regulation while o … more →
Vikram wrote 2 months ago: I’ve been taking a break from blogging- holiday as well as presenting at/attending AusCERT. On … more →
Vikram wrote 3 months ago: Had a look around to see the media coverage sparked off by the Identity Conference in Wellington. Gi … more →
Vikram wrote 3 months ago: … how the Identity Governance Framework (IGF) continues to evolve. There’s a recent Libe … more →
Vikram wrote 4 months ago: There were so many insights from attending focus groups during the igovt public consultation that it … more →
Vikram wrote 4 months ago: 1. I’ll be chairing the “Managing Identity: Government” workstream on the second d … more →
Vikram wrote 4 months ago: There is an interesting pair of articles in Wired that looks at government and transparency and ends … more →
Vikram wrote 4 months ago: It’s become a bit of a worn cliché to say that the Internet is changing everything. Many thin … more →
Vikram wrote 4 months ago: It goes by the rather bureaucratic name of “Working Party set up under Article 29 of Directive … more →
Vikram wrote 4 months ago: In response to my post When is government a Justifiable Party? Kim Cameron expressed some concerns. … more →
Vikram wrote 4 months ago: A recent article in CR80News called Social networking sites have little to no identity verification … more →
Vikram wrote 4 months ago: Bruce Schneier approvingly calls it “political activism.” I think it’s a stark rem … more →