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The Internet is changing the very nature of identity, according to a new study - and Cif-ers, tell us how you set

In the future, our identities are increasingly defined online, according to a new report.

The study, published by the Government Chief Scientist, Professor John Beddington, argues that the Internet will dramatically change the way we see ourselves in the next 10 years.

"A likely event that the state increasingly interconnected lives of many people could blur the boundaries between identities online and offline," he said. "One of the most significant impact of online identities is that some people think they have lost their "true" identity for [the] first time online. "