System and Method for Collaborative Identity Management

Abstract

A system and method used for collaborative identification and identity management that in various embodiments can actively, passively, and collaboratively identify an individual, place, or thing, by using a plurality of digital identifiers provided by participants and non-participants in the collaborative environment. The system and method provides for anonymous identification, whereas the person or object cannot be personally identified without additional information that is maintained outside the invention.

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