<s>
In	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
an	O
independent	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
,	O
Information	B-General_Concept
Card	I-General_Concept
Foundation	I-General_Concept
(	O
ICF	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
businesses	O
include	O
Equifax	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
Novell	O
,	O
Oracle	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
and	O
PayPal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
foundation	O
was	O
formed	O
to	O
promote	O
Information	B-Application
Card	I-Application
technology	O
,	O
a	O
user-centric	O
,	O
cross-platform	O
,	O
identity	O
technology	O
that	O
shifts	O
control	O
over	O
personal	O
information	O
to	O
the	O
individual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	B-Application
cards	I-Application
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
the	O
control	O
release	O
of	O
self-asserted	O
claims	O
or	O
claims	O
made	O
by	O
a	O
third-party	O
identity	O
provider	O
(	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
card	O
issuer	O
"	O
)	O
represented	O
using	O
a	O
card/wallet	O
metaphor	O
in	O
a	O
user	O
interface	O
(	O
web	O
or	O
smart	O
client	O
)	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
card	O
selector	O
"	O
,	O
to	O
relying	O
parties	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
