Measuring Users Without Identifying Them: Privacy-First Analytics and Identity
The question Dick Hardt was asking in 2005 — how much do you have to reveal to participate? — was aimed at login screens. You…
Category: Identity Tech
Identity Resolution and Cross-Site Tracking: How You Get Re-Identified Online
In the Identity 2.0 era, the mental model was simple: you log in, the site knows who you are; you log out, it doesn’t. Identity…
From OpenID to Consent: How Online Identity Became a Privacy Problem
In 2005, a question was going around the identity community that felt almost philosophical: who owns your identity online? The answer, at the time, was…
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…
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…