Please, I'm Ben Todd and there's only one of me: The case for a unified identity

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We need a single digital identity to authenticate us at work, prove who we are to our energy company, and let us log in seamlessly to our favourite news site

My typical day might look a bit like this - I log into a digital newspaper in the morning and then sign into my virtual office, after which I tend to go to my local health club in the evening, whil...

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