Obama Administration Aims to Protect Identities in Cyberspace
Information technology geeks, start your engines. The Obama administration on Friday plans to release the latest draft of its strategy for identification and authentication in cyberspace, Howard Schmidt, White House cybersecurity coordinator, said today.
The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, which is expected to recommend changes to privacy laws and set policies for verifying identities during online transactions, will be open for public comment with an aim toward getting Obama's final approval in the fall, Schmidt said at a cybersecurity conference organized by Symantec.
The goal is to strengthen protections against identity theft and online fraud, but to do so in a way that is not disruptive for businesses and consumers, Schmidt said. "We should not have to dramatically change the way we do business," he added.
Schmidt said the administration wants to work with the private sector to develop what he termed an "identity ecosystem."
"This strategy cannot exist in isolation. It's going to take all of us working together," he said.
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