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White House unveils secure online ID program

The White House today released more details about a national online ID program called National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. The program, which has been discussed since last June, is meant to protect the privacy of Internet users and to allow them to conduct business online without fear that their private data will be overly exposed. It’s mean to be a voluntary program that the Department of Commerce hopes businesses and web surfers will adopt.

Instead of logging into websites with the traditional login and password, a set of credentials would be accessible through participating websites.

You can get more information on it in the video below:

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