Overview#
Identity Correlation (often referred to a Account Linking) is a process that provides Correlation and (hopefully) Validation the proper ownership of disparate user Digital Identities that reside on systems and applications link ownership of those Digital Identities to particular Digital Subject and possibly to a Natural PersonIdentity Correlation is a process performed by a Identity Broker
Identity Correlation is a Privacy Consideration
Identity Correlation may be performed from aspects of a session even if the Authentication of the Digital Identity has not yet been performed. The Identity Broker may only have Identification of the Digital Identity enough to distinguish them from the Anonymity Set by using a cookie and/or a device fingerprint
Identity Correlation may be performed Server-side or Client-side with or without the Digital Identity participation or Consent
Identity Correlation results in a "linking" of two or more Digital Identities into a Digital Subject (or principal)
More Information#
There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:- Account Linking
- Advanced Fingerprint Identification Technology
- Advertising ID
- Analytics
- Automated License Plate Reader
- Blockchain
- CLOUD Act
- Correlation
- Data Breach
- Data Leakage
- Data Pedigree
- Data Provenance
- De-anonymization
- Digital Subject
- Equifax
- Facial Analysis, Comparison, and Evaluation
- Federated Identity
- Federation
- Fingerprint
- Hyperledger Indy
- Identity Attributes
- Identity Broker
- Interstate Photo System
- Law Enforcement Consideration
- Legitimacy of Social Login
- Pairwise Pseudonymous Identifier
- Palantir Gotham
- Passwordless SMS Authentication
- Patient matching
- Personal data
- Personally Identifiable Information
- Privacy Considerations
- Privacy Considerations Distributed Ledger Technology
- Pseudonymous
- Real-Time Bidding
- Repository for Individuals of Special Concern
- Sub
- Surveillance
- Traveler Verification Service
- [#1] - Using Facebook Login with Existing Login Systems
- based on information obtained 2019-10-17
- [#2] - Account linking
- based on information obtained 2019-10-17
- [#2] - Account Linking Plugin
- based on information obtained 2019-10-17