FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates generally to secure identification. More specifically, the present disclosure relates privacy-enhancing systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media.

BACKGROUND

A partner-specific identification vehicle (or other form factor) issued to an individual by a partner uniquely identifies the individual to that partner. For example, the partner-specific identification vehicle may contain personally identifiable information (also referred to as “PII”) or the partner-specific identification vehicle may access the PII of the individual on the partner's server. In particular, the partner-specific identification vehicle may store an individual's biometric data (one form of PII) or other detailed information that personally identifies the individual.

However, with the increasing number of cyber-attacks on various entities, the risk of exposing the individual's PII is increasing. Once an individual's PII is obtained by a nefarious actor, the risk of an identity theft or fraud on the individual is high because the nefarious actor may use the individual's PII to pretend to be the individual.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure relates to privacy-enhancing systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that provide for a partner-specific identification vehicle and identifies an individual without compromising or retaining any of the individual's PII. By not comprising any of the individual's PII, the systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media of the present disclosure improve computer security because a nefarious actor cannot commit identity theft or fraud on the individual even after gaining access to information on the individual's partner-specific identification vehicle.

One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a system for securely identifying an individual. The system includes a local identity server including a first electronic processor, a first communication interface, and a first memory. The first electronic processor is configured to initiate a personalization of a partner-specific identification vehicle that identifies the individual based at least in part on an individual global unique identifier associated with the individual, receive a request for a service from the individual via the first communication interface, receive consent and registration information from the individual via the first communication interface, generate an identity confirmation that confirms an identity of the individual, and output the identity confirmation via the first communication interface, wherein the individual global unique identifier is generated from information derived from the registration information, and wherein the individual global unique identifier is not indicative of personally identifiable information (PII) of the individual.

Another embodiment of the present disclosure includes a method for securely identifying an individual. The method includes initiating, with a local identity server, a personalization of a partner-specific identification vehicle that identifies the individual based at least in part on an individual global unique identifier associated with the individual. The method includes receiving, with the local identity server, a request for a service from the individual via a network. The method includes receiving, with the local identity server, consent and registration information from the individual via the network. The method includes generating, with the local identity server, an identity confirmation that confirms an identity of the individual. The method also includes outputting, with the local identity server, the identity confirmation to the network. In this embodiment, the individual global unique identifier is generated from information derived from the registration information, and the individual global unique identifier is not indicative of personally identifiable information of the individual.

Yet another embodiment of the present disclosure includes a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by an electronic processor, causes the electronic processor to perform a set of operations. The set of operations includes initiating a personalization of a partner-specific identification vehicle that identifies an individual based at least in part on an individual global unique identifier associated with the individual. The set of operations includes receiving a request for a service from the individual via a network. The set of operations includes receiving consent and registration information from the individual via the network. The set of operations includes generating an identity confirmation that confirms an identity of the individual. The set of operations also includes outputting the identity confirmation to the network. In this embodiment, the individual global unique identifier is generated from information derived from the registration information, and the individual global unique identifier is not indicative of personally identifiable information of the individual.

