Iden uses ‘deep fake’ technology to protect people’s privacy in the hybrid space
Generative Markers
In the few years since Iden was first released, it has become clear that the randomly generated identities should have a level of relatedness to the physical identity or the user.
So, we decided to set some general markers to the hybrid space protection, Age, Gender, and Race. This keeps the generated fake identities close to the original picture, while privacy is still completely covered.
‘Tags’
Our original design of the IDENtifiers™ looked very similar to the well-known dog tags which gave the identifiers the nickname ‘tag’ or ‘tags’. These days we have many different shapes and accessories but the identifiers are still referred to as tags by most.
Restricted Areas
Although Iden allows for the protection of everyone’s privacy, it is a completely voluntary service to use. In that same line, it should be open for people to not allow the use of Iden too. In public, no rules are set on the use of Iden, but your employee may request you to not wear your identifier during work.
Identity Reveal
The core of Iden’s principles is ‘control’. You are the boss of what happens with your identity online. Even if you want to allow people to see your protected identity online: you can! People can request an identity reveal by placing a bid to the owner of the identity. In the end, the owner is still in control and can cancel or take the bid that is proposed.
Crime Policy
Iden works closely together with authorities to limit crime. That means that criminals cannot digitally hide their real identities if they do something illegally. If something illegal is reported, the police can request Iden to reveal the original, unedited image.
Trust
An unexpected effect of Iden products was that it is being used to show your trust in someone. Wearing one generally indicates you are unsure about the situation or people around you. Taking it off, compromising the protection of the hybrid space, shows trust.
Video Scenarios
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References and sources from the videos:
Fatboy Slim – Weapon Of Choice [Official Video]. (2010, May 21). [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCDIYvFmgW8
MetaHuman Creator: High-Fidelity Digital Humans Made Easy | Unreal Engine. (2021, February 10). [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3F1vZYpH8c
Bag Raiders – Shooting Stars (Official Video). (2009, July 22). [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feA64wXhbjo
DeepTomCruise Tiktok Breakdown. (2021, March 5). [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq-kmFCrF5Q
https://www.instagram.com/lilmiquela/
https://www.instagram.com/rtfktstudios/
Other music and stock footage is Licensed to Bart Bolluijt – De Filmstudio v.o.f.