two - way digital media devices typically store digital identifying data that identify the user to providers of content and interactive data . in the case of a web browser of a personal computer , the digital identity is stored in the form of a plurality of cookies that are used by respective web sites to personalize the web site experience for each particular user . when a user is at a different computer , the digital identifying data is not available . in addition , other types of interactive devices , such as catv settop boxes , cell phones , pdas and the like , may not have enough non - volatile memory to store the digital identifying data . in order to provide users with a portable digital identity , a digital identity server is provided as a server node on the internet , which retrieves digital identifying data and downloads such digital identifying data to any device upon request . in such manner , the user &# 39 ; s digital identity is portable and available at any computer or other digital device that is being used . the system digital identity server permits devices without sufficient non - volatile memory storage to download a digital identity for temporary storage in volatile memory , thereby providing a digital identity in devices without non - volatile memory .