By Joe Andrieu on May 13, 2009
9. Self-managed Identity User Driven Services let users manage their own online identity. Unless we control our identity online, we risk unnecessary exposure to identity theft and unwanted correlation of online activity. At the same time, online services increase the risk of attacks when using the same identifier for multiple functions. User Driven Services allow [...]
Posted in Identity, User Driven, User Driven Services | Tagged Identity, information cards, OpenID, User Driven, User Driven Services |
By Joe Andrieu on March 12, 2009
A functional model for best practice Identity implementations. The Identity Quartet is a framework for online services that allows users to express their Identity on their own terms. When I use the term “Identity”, I refer to the set of identifiers used in reference to users in online services. At the December 2008 Internet Identity [...]
Posted in Identity, User Driven, User Driven Services | Tagged Identity, identity quartet, IIW, IIW2008b, information cards, Internet Identity Workshop, Kim Cameron, non-correlation, OpenID, Randy Farmer, Seven Laws of Identity, User Driven, User-centric Identity, user-driven identity |
By Joe Andrieu on February 8, 2009
Doc Searls recently brought my attention to a White Paper by Phil Windley, about his company, Kynetx. It does a good job explaining the thinking behind their architecture, and raises some questions that, for me, challenge some underlying assumptions and business choices. Problem Domain The distributed nature of the web is a big part of [...]
Posted in Identity, Intention Economy, Personal Data Store, ProjectVRM, User Driven Search, Vendor Relationship Management | Tagged ad blockers, Adaptive Blue, data rights management, Doc Searls, Glue, information cards, kynetx, MyDex, open source, open standards, OpenID, Personal Data Store, Phil Windley, privacy, r-button, rbutton, relationship services, search map, Skype, structured browsing, SwitchBook, User Driven Search, User Driven Services, VRM, web augmentation, Yahoo Toolbar |
By Joe Andrieu on December 13, 2007
Here’s a nice, clear introduction to OpenID that Phil Windley blogged recently. If you are curious about all this user-centric identity stuff or have taken on the role of explaining OpenID to others, I highly recommend it.
Posted in Identity | Tagged OpenID, Phil Windley, User-centric Identity |
By Joe Andrieu on December 11, 2007
Last week was the Internet Identity Workshop in Mountain View, California, which is, without reservation, the most productive technical gathering I know of. An “unconference,” (facilitated by the incomparable Kaliya Hamlin) it dumps the talking heads for interactive discussions so that folks can get real work done. The culture and focus enable a truly impressive [...]
Posted in ProjectVRM, Vendor Relationship Management | Tagged Identity, IIW, IIW2007b, OpenID, Use Case, User-centric Identity, VRM |
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