So here is a thought.
What is user-centric identity? It is not a thing, it is a process. In the digital world, user-owned identity is simply self-asserted and of inconsequential value. For an identity to have value, its characteristics (attributes) must be attested to by third parties. These third parties must have credibility either from their legal founding (such as credit card companies, my employer) or from the shear number of consistent independent attestations (reputation systems). The fact that I own any aspect of my digital identity is a myth. User-centric identity is about controlling the distribution of that information.
Digital identities that I *truly* own are simple avatars that have no value beyond fantasy.
Mike
