Chapter 9

Digital Identity

Abstract

Capturing secret communications that describe the past or future crimes may be useless if the suspects' identities are not known. Physical identification of a person consists of biometric details, such as a fingerprint, which cannot be changed. However, the digital identity of a person can be fluid, dynamic, and changing. Nevertheless, it is possible to create the digital identity of a real person based on information collected from Internet sources that have been created by government, corporations, and individuals.

Keywords

Blood type; Digital; DNA; EXIF; Facial recognition; Fingerprints; Gait; Identity; Internet searches; Online identity; Passwords; PGP; Retina scan; Social networking; Username

Introduction

A suspect’s ...

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