Friday, 29 June 2007

NetIDme > Age Verification

NetID Authenticate, from NetIDme is a secure age & identity verification solution for online services such as; social networking, online dating, and eCommerce.

NetID Authenticate is the only identification service that provides a solution for identifying both adults and minors. The service validates user data by confirming information such as age, gender, name, and location against secure data sources. Its fast, reliable, and extremely simple to implement.

NetIDme > virtual identities and trust on the internet

NetIDme Review carried out by project group

NetIDme > Windows CardSpace Technology

NetIDme will soon release a beta version of NetIDme CardSpace

NetIDme > Cyber-bullying Research

Latest research suggests that cyber bullying is a big problem. View NetIDme Safety Tips

NetIDme > Social Sites

Social sites fight for visitors, but research shows that most teens use more than one social site to keep in touch with friends. NetIDme more

NetIDme > Supports OpenID

Work is underway for the OpenID solution from NetIDme
Watch this space...

Tuesday, 26 June 2007

Show Off Your Talents On A Virtual Stage

ShowOffDemo.com, a new online social networking community, allows its members to spotlight their talents on a virtual stage. Entertainers, athletes, students and professionals now have the ability to show off their talents in a welcoming environment. The site also provides a social media community for people with a range of passions or hobbies - from arts and crafts through cars, boats, antiques, to fashion and collectibles.

Tuesday, 12 June 2007

NetIDme - Protecting Digital Identities: Online Gambling Code of Practice

NetIDme - Protecting Digital Identities: Online Gambling Code of Practice

Online Gambling Code of Practice

The Gambling Commission has published the second issue of its Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice. All operators in the gambling industry must follow these conditions and codes if they want to run a gambling business in Britain from 1 September 2007. The conditions and codes set out the rules which operators must observe to meet the three licensing objectives of:

  • keeping crime out of gambling,
  • ensuring that gambling is fair and open, and
  • protecting children and other vulnerable people from being harmed or exploited by gambling.

NetIDme provides age & identity verification for online gambling, social networking, & online dating sites

Wednesday, 6 June 2007

NetIDme - Protecting Digital Identities: Proving Your Identity Online

NetIDme - Protecting Digital Identities: Proving Your Identity Online

Proving Your Identity Online

Interesting article in Information Week discussing the concerns surrounding online ID verification & reputation systems. The article highlights both the need for a workable system, & the issues involved with verifying individuals' identity in the virtual world. OpenID, a user-centric digital ID system, is certainly a move in the right direction.

NetIDme is currently developing a verified OpenID service that will allow members to use NetIDme to 'vouch' for' their identity online. As the adoption of OpenID grows, the NetIDme service will allow web users to securely login to websites that support OpenID, without having to create any new user names or passwords. Read the Information Week article for more information on the issues.

Friday, 1 June 2007

NetIDme To Become an OpenID Provider

NetIDme will support OpenID technology.
Development will start soon. We'll keep you posted...

What Is OpenID?
OpenID is an open, decentralized, free framework for user-centric digital identity.
OpenID starts with the concept that anyone can identify themselves on the Internet the same way websites do-with a URI (also called a URL or web address). Since URIs are at the very core of Web architecture, they provide a solid foundation for user-centric identity. (more)

With an OpenID from NetIDme, YOU control which information you share with websites online, and your identity is verified, as NetIDme provides secure authentication for all premium service users. With a NetIDme OpenID, your online identity is controlled by you. Your password is shared with no one, only you know it.

An OpenID from NetIDme will look something like this:
https://www.netidme.com/mynickname