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- What is identity.net?
Nearly every website on the web requires you to register and login with a Username and Password. Your personal information is scattered amongst dozens of web sites. It is impossible to control your identity if your information is not centrally stored, managed and controlled. Identity.net allows you to control your identity by deciding what information you want people to know about you and share only what you want to share. You can now create a central personal profile, build versions of your identity (RepSheets) and share each identity to relevant recipients.
- Why do I need identity.net?
Identity.net permits you to create up to 5 separate identities or RepSheets all linked to your central account. Each RepSheet has its own distinct webpage, for instance, http://myname.identity.net which are completely unlinkable with your other RepSheets. Each RepSheet can comprise separate profiling data created for the sole purpose of the intended recipient. Your RepSheet for an employment search may be very different from a RepSheet created for a social network. Also instead of entering profiling data into each social network website, you are able to direct the social network to your RepSheet and pull the relevant data rather than retyping it again. Retain control over your information and don’t get locked into any one site through a requirement to re-register.
- What is the cost of identity.net?
Registration on identity.net is free and will always be free.
- How is my privacy protected?
The privacy and safekeeping of your personal information is our top priority. Your contact information will never be shared with third parties, nor will you be the subject of spam as a result of joining this program. The information held by identity.net is secure and protected by sophisticated privacy technology. All data is stored in encrypted format with tightly controlled electronic access. For further information please review our privacy policy.
- What if I forget my Username or Password?
If you forget your Username, please click here and we will send it to you.
If you forget your Password, please click here and we will send you a new password. To modify that password:
- Log in to your account
- Select the ‘Manage Account’ tab on your Dashboard
- Modify your ‘Password’
- What is a RepSheet?
A RepSheet is the lens through which you are seen on the Internet. Each RepSheet is designated with an individual webpage that is public to the web and contains as much or as little profile information as you like. Your RepSheet for an employment search may be very different from your social network RepSheet. Identity.net puts you in control of what people know about you.
- Why do I want a RepSheet?
A RepSheet enables you to share your personal information to selected individuals while surfing the net anonymously. Create several RepSheets to match to a targeted recipient so that you are in control in sharing what you want you with whom you want.
- How can I ensure each of my RepSheets are unlinkable?
Identity.net allows you to build up to 5 RepSheets under one account. When building each RepSheet and creating your public web page, it is important to keep in mind that you are working off a single profile listing all your personal attributes. As you are building each RepSheet, try, as much as possible, to avoid duplicating your personal information in each RepSheet. This will reduce the chance of others linking your different RepSheets and keep your identity anonymous.
- What is OpenID?
OpenID is a unique internet platform that allows you to use one identity to surf the net without having to register or login to every website your visit. Sites that are OpenID compliant list a special field for your OpenID account instead of the regular 'Username' and Password login. Your identity.net account doubles as an OpenID account for Single Sign-On convenience. For more information about what OpenID is and how to use it go to http://openid.net/what
- What is my specific OpenID?
Your OpenID is your Identity.net 'Username' followed by '.identity.net'. In other words your RepSheet url. For instance, if your 'Username' was 'myname' your OpenID would be 'myname.identity.net' just as your RepSheet url is http://myname.identity.net.
- When would I want to use my OpenID?
OpenID provides the option of entering sites without the need to register or enter your 'Username' and 'Password'. You would use your OpenID on any OpenID compliant website. Please note that OpenID is a new concept and while the sites listed as OpenID compliant may, on the one hand, immediately accept your OpenID account, other sites may not and instead will require you to submit (once only) some additional information that will allow you to return and enter their sites.
- Where can I use my OpenID?
There are many sites on the internet that are OpenID compliant and the list is growing every day, For more information about where you can use your OpenID go to http://openid.net/where.
- What is a QR Code?
A QR Code, sometimes called a 2-D barcode, is basically a special barcode the reresents the URL of your RepSheet. These barcodes can be understood by compatible cell phones that rn a special application. A person scans the barcode with their phone, which then takes the user to to websites, mobile information and other content.
Compatibility to read 2-D Barcodes depends on your mobile device. The following are some popular applications to download. The following are some popular applications to download:
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