Data is the pollution problem of the information age, and protecting privacy is the environmental challenge Bruce Schneier In this 7-minute episode, I discuss: My impressions of the Cloud Identity Summit Why we are at an inflection point now in how the internet should be designed for the future GOV.UK Verify’s positioning of LOA 1 credentials…

"What I try to do is draw upon a history of working with ... different types of stakeholders ... to draw connections, especially when you have communities that have different priority sets ..." Joni Brennan I missed my regular broadcast schedule for this podcast last week since I was at the Cloud Identity Summit. So to make up for that, I wanted to…

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help." Ronald Reagan In this 7-minute episode, I talk about: New Zealand Government’s research on pain points to address with digital services Google’s My Account feature - will anyone use it? OPM Data breach…

The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future. Herbert Spencer In this 9-minute episode, I talk about: Project Abacus announcement at Google I/O 2015 Project Vault announcement at Google I/O 2015 IRS data breachBy Anil John

The problem with the nothing-to-hide argument is the underlying assumption that privacy is about hiding bad things Daniel J. Solove In this 6-minute episode, I talk about: Data collection and security and its impact on digital services Americans’ Attitudes About Privacy, Security and Surveillance Potential credential service providers for high valu…

Too many cooks spoil the broth Jane Austen In this 5-minute episode, I talk about: The proliferation of certification programs Flaming hoops encountered by identity services seeking certification Possible consolidation options for some identity certification programsBy Anil John

I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been Wayne Gretzky In this 7-minute episode, I talk about: The Digital Identification and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) strategy Tools for OAUTH2 and OpenID Connect testing UX research from New ZealandBy Anil John

When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else David Brin In this 6-minute episode, I talk about: Privacy awareness week What hackers are looking for in health-care data Federation handler launch by WAYF.dkBy Anil John

Maps codify the miracle of existence Nicholas Cran In this 6-minute episode, I talk about: The authority of map makers and the OIXnet registry De-identification Google shutting down legacy OpenID 2.0 infrastructureBy Anil John

Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive Sun Tzu In this 10-minute episode, I talk about: Implications to public sector digital services based on results of the Verizon 2015 data breach investigations report Value of health care history data GSA RFI on Connect.gov business models…

If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old Peter F. Drucker In this 10-minute episode, I talk about: FIDO Alliance and its challenges Liability and identity federations Request for comments on NIST SP 800-63-2, Electronic Authentication GuidelineBy Anil John

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Goethe In this 4-minute episode, I talk about: The importance of the trends that are driving 2015, the year of digital transformation Audit results of Truecrypt and vulnerabilities in JWT libraries Tax fraud advice from scammers…

Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it. Robert A. Heinlein In this 5-minute episode, I talk about: The competing perspectives of the acquirer (business owner) of services and the certification authority Identity services and the financial sector Privacy pilot funding opportunity from the NSTIC NPO…

The human understanding when it has once adopted an opinion draws all things to support and agree with it. Francis Bacon In this 3-minute episode, I talk about: Why the US CTO is wrong about technical competency in government Solving the wrong problem when it comes to addressing government technical competency…

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dylan Thomas In this 3-minute episode, I talk about: Why SAML is still alive and well Interesting privacy related features of the latest version of the Shibboleth Identity Provider…

Good intentions can often lead to unintended consequences. Tim Walberg In this 3-minute episode, I talk about: Apple Pay and Fraud Why the issue is not about the token but something all too familiarBy Anil John

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. F. Scott Fitzgerald In this 3-minute episode, I talk about: The wildly diverging perception of the technical competency of government What is missing from the the social provider’s marketing on data encry…