Sure, and I think the answer is partly explained in Ingo's Object Identity use case.
Like Sal's suggestion, I think your contribution as to the scope of the identity owner needs to be added to the 'glossary page' of the spreadsheet (which hopefully, Sal is adding. :-)).
CheersColin
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:20:17 -0500
Subject: Re: [DG-IDoT] Stawman framework for Use Case Analysis/comparison
From: stollman.j@gmail.com
To: sal@idmachines.com
CC: colin_wallis@hotmail.com; keith.uber@ubisecure.com; dg-idot@kantarainitiative.org
Colin,
I don't disagree with the strawman as depicted. But I suspect that one area that may require further decomposition is the notion of "Identity Owner." I am not certain what this indicates. My first guess is that it is an attempt to specify the identity of the entity that "owns" the device. To me this is one of the stickiest issues of IoT. If I buy a device that collects my exercise data and presents it to me to help me manage my fitness, do I own the device? Do I own the data it generates? What if the device maker builds-in a data feed to their data warehouse to use the data to characterize the broader population of its users? If they charge me a subscription fee to access my data, do I really "own" the device?
The car example adds even more complexity. I buy a car, but it has a built-in data feed to the manufacturer that transmit my driving behavior, my location, whether or not my airbag has deployed. Does it matter that I own the car, if the manufacturer owns the data? What happens to the ownership of the historical data when I sell the car to someone else? Are they entitled to the history? Or is it personal data that I retain rights to? (Could I buy a car formerly owned by a celebrity and analyze their data to profile them for an expose' in a magazine?) "Owners" may not be "controllers."
While the issues of ownership can be resolved through contracts law, I think we need to consider the various ramifications in order to appreciate the ramifications of different contact arrangements.
Thank you.
Jeff
On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Salvatore D'Agostino