Abstract: A machine has a network interface circuit to provide connectivity to networked machines. A processor is connected to the network interface circuit. A memory is connected to the processor and the network interface circuit. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to record the purchase of a digital asset by a user at a client machine from a data source machine in network communication with the client machine. The location of the digital asset on one or more machines of the networked machines is archived. The location is separate from the data source machine. The digital asset is associated with a data access policy. A request for the digital asset is received. The data access policy is enforced through programmatic control utilized by one or more of the networked machines to form a consent state. Distribution of the digital asset to a networked machine is authorized in response to the consent state.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium with instructions executed by a processor maintains different digital identities for different internet browsing personas associated with a real user. Persona selection rules are invoked to automatically designate a selected digital identity for a current internet browsing session. Browser state for the selected digital identity is loaded.

Abstract: An apparatus has a network interface circuit providing connectivity to a network with network connected client machines hosting email client modules controlling email inboxes. A processor is connected to the network interface circuit. A memory is connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to scan the email inboxes to identify statistically infrequently received emails from different network connected service providers. Protocols utilized by the different network connected service providers to accept user data delete requests are identified. The protocols are executed.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium has instructions executed by a processor to maintain digital identities. Each digital identity has identity attributes different than identity attributes associated with a real individual utilizing the digital identity. Each digital identity has an associated attribute for compartmentalized network activity. Interactions between the digital identities and a virtual card provider are supported to secure virtual cards for the digital identities. Interactions between the digital identities and a persona management application are brokered, including delivering the virtual cards for the digital identities to the persona management application.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium has instructions executed by a processor to maintain a digital wallet with digital identities. Each digital identity has identity attributes different than identity attributes associated with a real individual utilizing the digital identity, an associated attribute for compartmentalized network activity, a digital identity key pair, and a designated block chain. Interactions between the digital identities of the digital wallet and a digital identity services platform are supported.

Abstract: An apparatus has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to store identity attributes including real identity attributes for a real individual and at least two sets of digital identity attributes each operative as a personal privacy proxy with compartmental identity attributes. The at least two sets of digital identity attributes each include a digital identity name, a digital identity mobile device number and a digital identity email address. The at least two sets of digital identity attributes are evaluated to produce a similarity measure. The real individual is provided with a recommendation based upon the similarity measure.

Abstract: An apparatus has a persona services platform in communication with a user device via a network and a selected isolation browser provider via the network. The persona services platform is configured to receive from the user device a request for an isolation browser. The selected isolation browser provider is designated from a pool of isolation browser providers. Isolation browser configuration information is requested from the selected isolation browser provider. The isolation browser configuration information is augmented with persona specific configuration information to form complete isolation browser configuration information. The complete isolation browser configuration information is sent to the user device.

Abstract: An apparatus has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to compute computer network activity reputation attributes for a digital identity. The digital identity has identity attributes different than identity attributes associated with a real individual utilizing the digital identity for computer network activity. The storage of the computer network activity reputation attributes for the digital identity is coordinated within a block chain system distributed across a block chain network of computers. Computer network activity reputation attributes for the digital identity are supplied in response to a request from a machine. The computer network activity reputation attributes are communicated over a network of computers to the machine.

Abstract: A machine has a network interface circuit to provide connectivity to networked machines. A processor is connected to the network interface circuit. A memory is connected to the processor and the network interface circuit. The memory stores cryptographically protected data, an identity management contract and identity stewards specifying individuals to administer the identity management contract. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to receive a request to identify a legal identity for a digital identity, collect from certain networked machines, via the network interface circuit, consent from the identity stewards, where the consent includes cryptographic identity packets. The cryptographic identity packets are combined to render the legal identity for the digital identity. Transaction data specifying the legal identity for the digital identity is supplied. The transaction data is recorded to a distributed ledger associated with at least a subset of the networked machines.

Abstract: A machine has a network interface circuit to provide connectivity to networked machines. A processor is connected to the network interface circuit. A memory is connected to the processor and the network interface circuit. The memory stores cryptographically protected data, a data access policy and a steward group specifying individuals to administer the data access policy. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to receive a request to access the cryptographically protected data. Authentication tokens from individuals in the steward group are collected. It is determined that the authentication tokens satisfy the data access policy to establish a data access state. A decrypted version of the cryptographically protected data is supplied to one or more of the networked machines to establish a transaction. The transaction is recorded with a distributed ledger associated with at least a subset of the networked machines.

Abstract: An apparatus has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to store identity attributes including real identity attributes for a real individual and a digital identity with digital identity data attributes operative as a personal privacy proxy for the real individual. Web site input forms are automatically filled alternately using the real identity attributes and the digital identity attributes.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to store identity attributes including real identity attributes for a real individual and a digital identity with digital identity data attributes operative as a personal privacy proxy for the real individual. A digital identity management system is hosted to communicate with digital identity applications that observe a common application program interface. Each digital identity application implements at least one digital network function for the digital identity.

Abstract: An apparatus has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to store identity attributes including real identity attributes for a real individual and at least two sets of digital identity attributes each operative as a personal privacy proxy with compartmental identity attributes. The at least two sets of digital identity attributes include a first machine generated digital identity email address associated with a first role and a second machine generated digital identity email address associated with a second role.

Abstract: A machine has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to execute a messaging application to coordinate exchanges of messages over a network. A secure channel is maintained separate from the messaging application. The secure channel processes cryptographic blocks delivered to and received from the message application.

Abstract: A machine has a processor and a network interface circuit connected to the processor to provide network connectivity to a client device. A memory is connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to implement a persona management service that operates to receive a request for a new email account from the client device. A new email account is created in response to the request. Cryptographic credentials for the new email account are received from the client device. The cryptographic credentials are sent to a certificate authority. A certificate authority validation is received from the certificate authority. The new email account with a cryptographic credential from the certificate authority is registered. The cryptographic credential is conveyed to the client device.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium has instructions executed by a processor to host a proxy identity depot service application program interface to provide communication channels for proxy identity enabled applications operative on client devices. A proxy identity depot has a proxy identity management service, a proxy identity reputation service and a proxy identity transfer service. The proxy identity depot includes proxy identities for a real user, where each proxy identity has its own identity attributes to protect primary identity attributes of the real user and thereby each proxy identity is operative as a personal privacy proxy.

Abstract: A machine has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to allow a user to designate a selected persona from a pool of potential personas, where each potential persona is associated with the user and has a distinct set of computer network attributes. A virtual private network egress point for the selected persona is designated, where the virtual private network egress point masks computer network attributes of the selected persona. Contact with the virtual private network egress point is coordinated to initiate a network communication for the selected persona.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium has instructions executed by a processor to collect mobile device environment parameters. Identity attributes including real identity attributes for a real individual and at least one set of synthetic identity attributes are stored. An electronic communication attempt by a designated entity corresponding to either the real identity attributes or the at least one set of synthetic identity attributes is monitored. The electronic communication attempt is analyzed in connection with the mobile device environment parameters and identity attributes to identify a rule transgression. A warning is supplied in connection with the electronic communication attempt in response to the rule transgression.

Abstract: A machine has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to receive an email account request, a name and a public key. A selected domain name is designated from a group of available domain names. A user name is generated based upon the name. An email account is formed using the user name and the selected domain name. The public key is stored.

Abstract: A machine has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to collect synthetic identity activity information characterizing computer network activity associated with a synthetic identity. A synthetic identity reputation score is computed based upon a current synthetic identity reputation score, a synthetic identity activity value and an activity provider weighting.