The Quiet Enjoyment Infrastructure (QEI)
Twelve Components

Brief Descriptions of the Function of Each QEI Component

Twelve questions answered by the Twelve Components of the Quiet Enjoyment Infrastructure

Question: Reliable digital identity certificates, professional licenses, and occupancy permits call for a reliable source of issuing public authority that is independent of any geographic jurisdiction. Where do we find such a source of duly constituted global public authority?

Answer: On March 7, 2005, the City of Osmio was chartered at the Geneva headquarters of the oldest international governance body in the world, the International Telecommunication Union. On that day, Osmio inherited the goals of the ITU’s recently terminated PKI - called the World e-Trust Initiative - and at the same time became completely independent of the ITU.

Question: How do you establish identity in the first place?

Answer: Enrollment can be costly or not, depending upon the level of rigor needed by relying parties. The ENROLLMENT Component ensures that evidence supporting a claim of identity is gathered properly for the requisite level of rigor and presented along with the PCN (public key) in a certificate signing request(CSR) to the Osmio Vital Records Department (VRD).

Question: When someone identifies themself to you, how do you know how reliable is that claim of identity?

Answer:The foundational identity certificate is accompanied by other certificates and by an identity quality record. Very little might be revealed to a relying party about the person identified other than their identity quality information and the fact that the identity certificate has not been revoked. Despite that anonymity, the Identity Reliability Component establishes accountability.

Question: Personal control of information about oneself has been a long-sought goal of privacy activists. How can a universal identity credential restore privacy rather than erode it even further?

Answer:The foundation of real privacy is your own control over information that identifies you. Without such strong controls, individuals will rightfully resist the idea of a strong identity infrastructure. While the companies that accumulate information about you regard that information as their own corporate asset, the PIOC provides technological and legal tools by which you can reclaim that asset as your own personal property. property. The PIOC uses accountable anonymity, letting you assert your identity without disclosing your identity.

Question: We value anonymity, but at the same time we want others to be accountable. What happens when someone whose privacy is protected anonymously harms me, my community, or my country?

Answer:As QEI must protect your privacy, it must also protect your right to recourse if you are harmed by someone whose privacy is similarly protected. Law enforcement must also be able to seek a court order to intercept communications when a legitimate court deems it necessary to protect public safety. The Accountability Component ensures that due process prevails even in jurisdictions that are not known for adherence to due process.

Question: How do we bring the benefits of InDoor™ spaces to our computers, tablets, phones, and other devices?

Answer:Established operating systems are invitations to plantation owners to help themselves to the contents of your information home. With the new "continents," we will exchange the vulnerable and cranky old operating system foundation in computers and phones for a more reliable, secure, and manageable set of foundations for places rather than “apps.” Montaigne, Dorren, and Glenda are continents.

Question: Who decides whether a facility is habitable — that is, that it conforms to building codes? How do we apply the methods used in answering that question to answer other procedural questions?

Answer:As with physical real estate, our bounded online spaces need qualified architects, contractors, property management people and building inspectors to ensure that they serve our purposes. The Professional Licensing Component provides a system of certification of their professional credentials and of the results of their work. The Professional Licensing Component does the same for the attestation profession and for other professions as well.

Question: How do we bring privacy and authenticity to social media?

Answer: Where are these online buildings built? Who owns them? Who pays for them? How do they connect to each other in a rational way? How does online real estate become economically sustainable — that is, profitable? We find our answer in the surprising intersection between skills and methods in the media industry and those of the urban planning profession.

Question: Can the outdoor public transport system also benefit from QEI?

Answer:The roadway system, the Internet, is far ahead of the real estate — the secure online places where people can safely gather. Its protocols, like those for the next generation of concrete Interstate highways, are well established. But the facilities that control the Internet are entirely too vulnerable to criminals and vandals. Access controls based upon measurably reliable identities must be put in place.