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8 Measures for E-Government to Promote Economic Growth: Shifting to a Platform-Oriented Approach
Last year, on November, I visited the Danish government. It was a follow-up to my reporting 3 years earlier, before the launch of OCES II [1]. My counterpart was Charlotte at the D…
I Will Give an Invited Talk at SCIS 2013 on January 22 (Tuesday), 13:00–14:00
I will give an invited talk at SCIS 2013. Setting aside the fundamental question of whether someone like me is suitable…. The title is: Digital Identity That Impacts the Real…
A New Era of Inter-University Collaboration Opened Up by the Academic Access Management Federation
from NII Today: Academic Access Management Federation No.58 Dec. 2012 Overview of the Academic Access Management Federation The Academic Access Management Federation (commonly know…
My Number and Privacy: Identifiers and Excess Risk
In the previous article, “My Number and Privacy: Requirements for Identifiers,” I wrote as follows. Next, as a hypothetical example, consider a common number for taxation and socia…
Will the Ministry of Defense Establish a “Cyberspace Defense Unit”?
It appears that the Ministry of Defense requested funding to establish a “Cyberspace Defense Unit” in its budget request for fiscal Heisei 25. According to reports, “The Ministry o…
On the SAML/OpenID Comparison Table in IPA’s “Identity Management Technology Guide”
On August 9, the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) released a draft of a textbook titled “Identity Management Technology Guide” [1]. The 8 edition is still a dra…
My Number and Privacy: Requirements for Identifiers
Recently, it seems that My Number has been receiving increasing coverage in various media[1]. Leaving aside the fact that this is long overdue, I think it is better than receiving…
NSTIC Webcast to Be Held on August 2
On August 15 and 16, the 1st NSTIC plenary meeting will be held in Chicago. Before the meeting, a preparatory webinar for participants will be held on August 2 local time. Details…
Reflections on the US Yahoo! Password Leak
(UPDATE 1) Yahoo! Voice and Yahoo! Voices appear to be different services, so I updated that point. The conclusion remains unchanged—which means Yahoo! Voice should also take care…
How Visiting a Site with a Facebook “Like” Button Appears to Track You
I cannot say this too loudly because I have installed it on this blog too, but I actually find Facebook’s “Like” button rather creepy. If you visit a site with a Like button…
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