TECHDIGEST – Digital identity is a way to identify someone electronically and confirm they are who they say they are. Digital Identity is well and truly established as one of the most significant technology trends on the planet.

Indeed, for a growing number of public stakeholders and citizens, it is already a day-to-day reality.

As the world now tends increasingly towards digitalization, it then becomes far more understandable why digital identity would emerge as a growing trend and a valid concern.

Therefore, it is trite to restate the utmost importance of satisfactorily ascertaining the identities of all the parties to a social or commercial transaction or interaction online, just as it is offline.

Digital identity is information on an entity used by computer systems, centered around verifying a claim that a person is one person and not any other. It also works well when referring to the recording of certain attributes — biodata and biometrics claims — in a formal record or a “credential,” that grants specific rights or permissions to the individual.

Identification is a concept we care about because it is that process that grants access and rights; it is the representation of the individual within/to an administrative system.

Digital identification or digital ID can be authenticated unambiguously through a digital channel, unlocking access to banking, government benefits, education, and many other critical services.

But the risks and potential for misuse of digital ID are real and deserve careful attention.

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When well-designed, digital ID not only enables civic and social empowerment but also makes possible real and inclusive economic gains—a less well-understood aspect.

Though most people often raise concerns about privacy, when digital identity is implemented correctly, it can enhance privacy.

As the ability to evidence and validate digital identity is being demanded and is necessary. It is rightly being recognised by governments and regulatory bodies, alongside commercial businesses, as a major and key focus area.

Obviously, information security plays a key foundational role that can neither be understated nor compromised. As such identity solutions must also fully comply with current, new regulatory and compliance obligations for implementing robust encryption, storage, and retention policies.

These are challenges that will increasingly adapt and grow in sophistication over time and present issues that often transcend geo-political boundaries and regulatory demarcations. They must be fully overcome and resolved for any fully digital society to flourish.

Digital identity is a dynamically changing space with much current ongoing activity and rapid technological change in a complex area that presents challenges to all citizens and businesses.

Progress in this area is still evolving and there is a shortage of common standards and no single definitive solution to meet all needs. So, each party involved in the value chain, their specific needs, and the challenges faced for each user journey must be clearly understood.

What is clear is that digital identity has come to the forefront of almost every government and private organisation’s digital agenda. And this is an area they must have a clear strategy for if they are to communicate with their citizens, customers, and suppliers in the way they demand.

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By Fom Gyem

Operating systems (OS) are a set of programs and act as an intermediary between a user of a computer and the computer hardware. OS is software that manages the computer hardware as well as provides an environment for application programs to run.

The OS makes the computer system convenient and easy to use for the user, executes programs, and make solving user problems easier. OSs have been evolving through the years from plugboards to batch systems, multi-programming, and personal computers.

An OS provides services to programs and to the users of those programs most commonly like the execution of programs. The OS loads a program into memory and executes the program, and it must end either normally or abnormally.

Also, if a program needs a read file or write file, the OS gives permission to the program for operation on a file. An error may occur in the Central Processing Unit (CPU). The OS constantly is aware of possible errors and takes the appropriate action to ensure correct and consistent computing.

Several OSs have been developed for the purpose of managing computer software, hardware, and other resources. They include Linux, Ubuntu, MacOS, Windows, SymbianOS, Embedded system, Netware many others. But the most commonly used ones nowadays are Windows and MacOS.

To stream videos into any kind of device, first of all, the video format has to be converted to the common video format like (MP4) which works with most platforms and devices.  Once the video is formatted, you should be able to pick what client device you’d like to make use of.

A client in this term might be anything from your phone to laptop/USB flash connected to your living room TV.

Your streaming method solely depends on whether you use Windows or an Apple computer, or decide to use another third-party app.

On Windows system streaming is quite easy. You should organize your video or movies within a default video folder. Then search the control panel and search for ‘Media Streaming Options’. Click on the turn-on media streaming button to enable Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA).

The content in the default videos folder associated with your user account is ready to go and will be visible to a range of devices on your local network. Because the windows media server is very welcoming to other clients and they can see the movies and TV shows without any extra configuration.

Apple devices tend to work more easily when it’s all Apple gear. So, a MacOS cooperates quite easily with them than working with other Oss. It proves to be quite challenging. If all your media files are on MacOS computer rather than Windows, the best streaming standard to use is the Apple Airplay.

Airplay lets you use a Wi-Fi connection to wirelessly stream music, videos, photos, and more from your Apple TV. If you have an Apple TV on the same Wi-Fi network, you should see the Airplay button at the top right corner of your Mac navigation bar. Enter the pin that appears on your TV screen which helps one not to accidentally beam contents to your neighbour’s television and once the connection is made, you are good to go.

In streaming, there is something called third-party streaming. These services are independent, often for-profit companies that allow users to stream media from their catalogues of movies and television shows. They pay for license streaming rights through either the use of subscriptions fees with advertisements (sometimes a combination of the two).

If there is a title, you’d like to stream that’s well known and widely accessible, it might be necessary to use a third-party vendor. So, third-party apps boast much greater flexibility. They are simpler to operate and can stream files from Windows or Apple gears and other hosts including game consoles and cell phones.

There are great streaming services nowadays like the Box office, Netflix, HBO Max, and others, but all the shows and movies are licensed and they don’t tend to stick around for long because they expire when the license is not renewed.

So, for better options, one can always have their shows and movies or even home videos on their computer and set up portals like the Apple TV and set up your streaming service at home.

Thus, technically your computer becomes your server that servers up content to other devices around you.

Fom Gyem writes from Abuja; email: gyemfom111@gmail.com

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