Company history

2013

From Concept to Reality


Https Card – Internet Identity Card Ltd has come a long way since its inception in France and the UK. Our company’s main goal is to offer everyone the world’s most advanced tool to prove and protect online identities.

2013 (CNIL) French National Commission on Informatics and Liberty – Number: 1726245

2014 United Kingdom Company House registration number: 09168431

ICO UK Data controller registration number: ZA457585

D&B D-U-N-S® registration number:
 220301971

2014

The National Industrial Property Institute (INPI) France


The Intellectual Property Office (INPI), the official French government body responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights, granted Https Card – Internet Identity Card a Trademark.

Official registration number: INPI – FR 4071419.

2014

US Library of Congress


The US Library of Congress, in Washington D.C, recognized Https Card – Internet Identity Card’s original work of authorship the 2014-01-01 and they granted a life duration copyright protection. This copyright is eligible to obtain, if necessary, statutory damages and attorney fees in the event of litigation and lawsuits for copyright infringement.

Official registration number: USCO – USA TX0008508373

2015

Borderpol

Https Card – Internet Identity Card joined Borderpol and talked about the Internet Identity Card in front of Heads of Border Forces, Police, Customs and Airport Security Leaders at the 7th BORDERPOL Forum co-hosted by the Ministry of Interior in Spain.

2016

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) United Kingdom


The Intellectual Property Office (IPO), the official UK government body responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights, granted Https Card – Internet Identity Card a Trademark.

Official registration number: IPO – UK UK00003166480

2018

Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace


Https Card – Internet Identity Card ™ is an Official Supporter and a signatory of the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace, launched by the French President Emmanuel Macron on 12 November 2018, during the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). We are committed to working closely with all stakeholders worldwide in supporting the common principles for secure cyberspace and implement services that will increase trust, security and stability.

2019

First decentralized Internet Identity Card ™


This Internet Identity Card ™ was successfully embedded in the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) and it is permanently certified and proven to exist since the Bitcoin blockchain transaction was confirmed.

2019

Invitation at the Headquarters of the United Nations – New York


Through resolution 73/27, the General Assembly established an Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG). On December 2-4, Https Card – Internet Identity Card was honored to be among the accredited organizations in New York for the intersessional meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on developments in the field of ICTs in the context of international security (OEWG). These discussions on international peace and security in cyberspace were open to non-state actors for the first time in the United Nation’s history.

2020

The Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF)


Https Card – Internet Identity Card has joined the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) to collaborate in developing the foundational components of an open, standards-based, decentralized identity ecosystem for people, organizations, apps, and devices.

2021

Official Internet Identity Card public intervention at the United Nations in New York


Extract: “73 years ago, the United Nations assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and today digital technology has created new threats to Human Rights such as data privacy and identity fraud. Fortunately, digital technology has the power to transform the world and to protect the privacy of all of us.”

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2022

Https Card – Internet Identity Card statement – OEWG, United Nations Headquarters, New York (UNHQ)

Statement by Https Card – Internet Identity Card Ltd (IIC) to the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Security of and in the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) in the context of international security – Third substantive session – from the 25 to 29 July 2022 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York (UNHQ)

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2023

Public Consultation on the OECD Draft Recommendation for Digital Identity Governance



The public consultation on the OECD’s draft recommendation for digital identity governance is informed by experts such as Michael Benaudis, President and Founder of Internet Identity Card. This initiative aims to develop secure, user-centric, and globally compatible digital identity systems. Michael Benaudis’s expertise plays a significant role in shaping policies that emphasize privacy, trust, and interoperability, fostering robust governance and international cooperation in the digital identity space.

Read the comments by Michael Benaudis.