What is a digital identity?
Digital identity is the information of registered users on digital devices. Eric Stoller regards digital identity as one’s presence online. (Stoller, 0:06, What Is Digital Identity?) Digital identity is not limited to the preferred, and ideal image of yourself set up by you; it also contains and involves your online footprints and interactions with others. The emergency of social media accelerates the registration of digital identity for the mass. (Spracklen)
How do personal versus professional approaches to digital identity affect social media use?
Personal use differs from the professional use of digital identity in social media by the users’ responsibility. In personal use of social media, self-digital identity is usually established by one’s subjective preference of one’s image. An individual is only responsible for his/her image and conduct. For example, I have to use my Twitter account under legal restrictions, meaning that I cannot and should not spread terrorism or other behaviors that are directly or indirectly harmful to others and society. Professional use of digital identity involving managing others’ digital identity. Governmental and business of digital identity are representative examples. Enterprises and states have digital identities just like individuals; however, they represent individuals’ digital identities and interests and their entities simultaneously. In the Medical Service Plan in B.C., the B.C. government has a professional digital identity. It is responsible for the privacy and interests of its registered users.
How do digital identities converge in networked publics? What are the impacts and/or benefits? – Can a digital wallet provide trust in networked publics?
Individuals’ digital identities merged in the network publics by interacting with others or establishing professional connections with corporations and states. In this process, corporational and national digital identities are spontaneously shaped and formed to best collect and utilize resources. As Manyiki argues, “digital identity could benefit individuals with the convenience of registration, education and economic benefits,” (Manyika, 26:14, World Economic Forum). Evidently, corporational and state corporations can escalate the benefits of the involved individuals; however, privacy remains an issue. Ratas indicates stable and reliable corporations at national levels require trust, transparency, data security between states. (Ratas, 28:55, World Economic Forum) Only trustworthy networked publics that operate under the proper supervision of the state can guarantee trust between individuals when using digital wallets.
Reference:
Davos 2019 – Press Conference The Value of Digital … World Economic Forum, 6 Feb. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-V7lyxrOmw.
Eric Stoller – What Is Digital Identity? – YouTube. University of Derby, 26 Nov. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0RryRbJza0.
Spracklen, Karl. “Identity-Making and Social Media.” SpringerLink, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 1 Jan. 1970, link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137405876_6.
Hi Yiwei, Thank you for your sharing. I agree with your idea about the digital identity’s interaction and its convenience offered by the national corporation. I believe with more transparency of data; digital identity benefits would be enlarged.