Tag UMA

government, Health, Internet of Things, Press Releases

Leaders of Industry and Government Converge to Launch the Kantara Initiative UMA Dev WG to Develop Tools for Global Adoption of UMA

July 29th, 2015 Piscataway, NJ: Today Kantara Initiative announced the formation of the User-Managed Access Developer Resources Work Group (UMA Dev WG). Leaders from industry and government have come together to call on all interested parties to join the UMA…

Kantara Initiative Team
July 29, 2015

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Maciej Machulak – Innovators Under 35

This week we are extra proud of the work of one of our most key contributors – Maciej Machulak. Recently Maciej was named one of 2015’s Innovators Under 35 for is work to develop UMA. Maciej is the UMA WG…

Kantara Initiative Team
June 25, 2015

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Kantara UMA Standard Achieves V1.0 Status, Signifying A Major Milestone for Privacy and Access Control

Kantara Initiative is calling on organizations to implement User-Managed Access in applications and IoT systems Piscataway, NJ, May 5, 2015 – Kantara Initiative announces that the User-Managed Access (UMA) Version 1.0 specifications have achieved the status of Kantara Initiative Recommendations…

Kantara Initiative Team
May 5, 2015

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UMA V1.0 Approved as Kantara Recommendation

Congratulations to the UMA Work Group on this milestone! The User-Managed Access (UMA) Version 1.0 specifications have been finalized as Kantara Initiative Recommendations, the highest level of technical standardization Kantara Initiative can award. UMA has been developed over the last…

Kantara Initiative Team
March 26, 2015

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UMA Public Review

Another milestone has been reached by the User Managed Access (UMA) WG to develop specs that let an individual control the authorization of data sharing and service access made between online services on the individual’s behalf, and to facilitate interoperable implementations of…

Kantara Initiative Team
January 12, 2015

Director's Corner, Internet of Things, IRM, Trust

Empowering Users in the Data Driven Economy

Imagine a world where public and private services and e-commerce are powered by masses of personal data and digital experiences are highly customizable and optimized for personal preferences and experience. Each experience is unique and tailored to engage users further…

Kantara Initiative Team
December 11, 2014

Internet of Things, IoTSeries, Kantara Intiative Blog

What is IoT without Identity?

What is IoT with out Identity? IoT without identity is just … The advent of pervasive IoT offers a world of promise that is, in part, built upon leveraging the human-to-device connection for new opportunities. Without Identity, IoT is the…

Kantara Initiative Team
November 4, 2014

Kantara Intiative Blog, Press Releases

User-Managed Access for Higher Education: UMA Enables Secure, Private College Transcript Sharing

Kantara Initiative announces revision 5 of the User-Managed Access (UMA) protocol and a free public webinar on October 17 about UMA’s benefits for higher education data sharing. PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA – October 11, 2012 – Valuable personal data about us…

Kantara Initiative Team
October 11, 2012

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Kantara Initiative News Round-Up: May 2012

Catch up on recent Kantara Initiative updates and activities: Spotlight on Kevin Cox Watch Kantara’s Joni Brennan on the Building a Trusted Identity Ecosystem panel at pii 2012 my Social Security – Citizen access to US Gov Services Reinventing the Web,…

Kantara Initiative Team
May 30, 2012

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See presentations and videos from Kantara Summit and Workshop in Munich, April 2012

Kantara Summit at EIC – April 17, 2012 Mapping The Identity Ecosystem: A multi-national perspective – Christine Runnegar, Senior Policy Advisor, ISOC – slides Trust Frameworks: Tools to build the Identity Ecosystem – It takes a village! – Joni Brennan, Executive Director,…

Kantara Initiative Team
April 30, 2012