Q&A Identity & Internet of Things

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Archives of this paper: http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/IDoT/Concepts+of+Identity+within+the+Internet+of+Things

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Privacy and Trust becomes crucial in the Internet of Things because even an arbitrary data, like a temperature might be related to a user when it’s combined with other data like location or it is profiled over a certain time period. One exemplary privacy issues is the ability to determine what kind of TV-Program a user is watching just from measuring the energy consumption with very frequent probes [ 1 ].

[1] Ulrich Greveler, Benjamin Justus, Dennis Loehr. Multimedia Content Identification Through Smart Meter Power Usage Profiles. Computer Security Lab Münster University of Applied Sciences D-48565 Steinfurt, Germany. Published on Electronic Privacy Information Center epic.org https://epic.org/privacy/smartgrid/smart_meter.pdf

 What are key concepts for Identity of Things in Kantara Initiative?

User Managed Access (UMA): UMA is a profil on top of OAuth....tbd

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