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Real Security
Design participation around appropriate access, verifiable claims and protection against misuse.
The connecting idea / Authenticity
Authenticity is not
the end of privacy.
It is how trust becomes possible without pretending. The goal is a digital space where what matters can be verified, rights remain protected and harmful conduct can be meaningfully attributed.
From conversation to mission
What is genuine should be possible to establish.
Authenticity means having appropriate grounds for believing a person, claim or action is what it says it is. It is not the same as making every personal detail public.
LastWebPage starts the conversation. Authenticity Alliance is the broader mission around privacy, authenticity and accountability.
Authenticity Alliance
Real Security. Real Privacy.
Real Accountability.
Three outcomes to work toward
Trust has more than one dimension.
02
Real Privacy
Keep unnecessary personal information out of the interaction and make disclosure purposeful.
03
Real Accountability
Establish relevant responsibility through transparent, proportionate and contestable processes.
A layered idea
More than a login.
More than an identity check.
Verification has a scope. A verified attribute is not a guarantee that every statement is true or every action is harmless.
These are introductory principles. They do not claim a released technical standard, product capability or independently audited implementation.
People and roles
Understand who or what is participating, and in what capacity, while minimizing unrelated disclosure.
Claims and evidence
Connect a claim to relevant evidence. Make the origin, meaning and limits of verification clear.
Actions and provenance
Understand the origin and history of an action or record without assuming that provenance proves its content is correct.
Rights and review
Protect consent, fair process and the ability to contest an error. Accountability should include the systems making decisions.
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