The Commerce department on Friday came up with a plan to create a national cyber- identity that would give people the ability to make secure transactions on the internet without worry of cyber theft. With this you get a single password and identity to use, this is a voluntary system only made to protect your identity and your online transactions, “which hit 8.1 million people last year, at a total cost of $27 billion. The problem: The current system of half-remembered passwords jotted down on post-it notes and based on pets and maiden names simply aren’t good enough.” People need to think of more complexes passwords to use when using secure things such as online transactions. This new source will have a onetime digital password for which users will use each time the need to use the software. This new service is great for many people who use the internet for certain transactions and have information they want to keep safe. "This ecosystem will provide citizens with a variety of choices for authenticating their identity online while helping to protect their security and privacy," said Scott Charney, corporate vice president of Microsoft. This will help many around the world, people in China or Egypt can keep their info safe using a program like this instead of insecure websites. Protecting the information of people and help creating a secure network will greatly reduce cyber theft all around the world saving people thousands and help reduce theft.
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