Network Lighthouse

One of my biggest gripes with the internet is that everytime I sign-up to a web site or want to download something I have to enter my personal information.

Yes, I know that web browsers can auto-populate most of these forms, but what happens when I change postal addresses or phone numbers?  I need to remember all the sites that I gave my details (those that I care about anyway), and update my details.

As an example of how important this can be, a few years ago I moved houses and thought I had updated all my banking, insurance, etc details with my new residence.  Two years later, when I was preparing to move to the UK, I called my car insurance provider to cancel my policy only to be told that I didn’t have any as it expired 18 months previously.

Of course I should have used a mail redirection service, but why does it have to be so difficult to keep my details up-to-date accross all my different providers?

Is there a solution to this? None that I am aware of yet, but I do have a plan on how to make life simpler for all.

More details to come.

-Daniel