While authoritative sources of identity information support the mainstream use case for identity proofing and subsequent credential binding to authenticate to an online service, there is a large proportion of the online population who are excluded because they have no social footprint - younger people and students, recent immigrants and so on. Applying Big Data capabilities to the social networking spaces offers up a social footprint that some might consider "good enough" for a low risk transaction. But how far could it be taken? Is there a case for using a dynamic social footprint instead of a traditional static authoritative source for higher risk transactions? This panel comprises experts on both sides of this divide, and is sure to offer robust and entertaining debate.
