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Open Identity Exchange (OIX) is a newly founded non-profit organization
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The aim of this new organization is exchange of online identity credentials across public and private sectors
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“OIX grew out of a public/private industry partnership initiated by the U.S. government at this conference last year.
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OIX is a solution to this problem not just for the U.S. government, but for many different governments, industry alliances, non-profit associations, telcos, academic networks, and others all over the world who need to establish trust across a wide online population
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OIX is a new organization that will try to provide identity credentials that can be accepted by both the private and public sectors. But, like some of this initiatives, government-wise it will only work, initially, in the U.S. Questions on privacy can also be raised? Wouldn't OIX allow for easier access to the whereabouts of an individual's online persona?