Privacy Issue or Feature: Unpleasant vs Pleasant Surprise
Being in the identity space, and having a product that manages people’s identity, the topic of privacy comes up often. In development of Sxipper we…
Category: Identity Tech
Facebook Connect update
I have heard a number of great things about Dave Morin at Facebook and have been wanting to chat with him about his views on…
Passport vs OpenID vs Facebook Connect
My post yesterday on Facebook Connect raised a few eyebrows. I had a few discussions with people and a comparison of consumer identity solutions past…
Facebook Connect – fatal blow for OpenID?
At F8 today, Facebook rolled out their Facebook Connect platform. With a small amount of code, other sites can integrate the Facebook identity system into…
Industry Giants join OpenID Foundation Board
Today Microsoft, Yahoo, IBM, VeriSign, and Google have joined the OpenID Foundation as corporate board members. This big news for OpenID. With Yahoo and Google…
2008: The year of OpenID?
This year is starting off with a roll of thunder for OpenID with coverage today from TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Wired and PC World and OpenID…
CRM Phishing – Brand Theft
As enterprises migrate to on-demand applications, they are becoming a new and attractive target for phishers. Previously considered a threat for consumers, phishers are now…
Podcast on
Jon Udell recently interviewed me about the BC Government Identity Management project. Podcast provides some thoughts on that, and then we wonder into general discussion…
BC Gov to test out Information Cards
On CBC News British Columbia will test a virtual ID "card" that enables citizensto connect with the government’s online services more safely andeasily, a top…
Account delegation standard released: OAuth 1.0 now public
Yesterday a spec was released that solves one of the internet identity problems: how do you let an app access your account at a web…