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March 17, 2003
Eric has created a white paper on why digital ID matters and why PingID (the paper's sponsor) gets it right. It's well written and lays out the issues clearly. Nice job, Eric. Eric certainly makes the case that a federated approach is preferable to a centralized one, but I remain unconvinced that the drawbacks of having any Net-wide digID are worth the benefits. But, Eric would say: Tough. DigID is happening, so you'd better pick the approach that's more user-centered. Yeah, probably. But this remains one bandwagon I think I'd rather be dragged behind than hop on board. ("World of Ends" is interesting co-reading.) Posted
by D. Weinberger at March 17, 2003 12:14 PM
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ps: the paper is meant to address the totality of our electronic networks (credit card, cell phone,SSN, etc) --wherein the internet is only one piece (at this point at least).....from that standpoint, there's no reason the WoE and what i've written about couldn't co-exist....
ejn
Posted by: eric norlin | March 17, 2003 12:40 PM
D'oh. I had my Net blinkers on.
It's a geniuinely good piece, Eric.
Posted by: dweinberger | March 17, 2003 01:02 PM
I'm getting in late on this conversation. I have no idea about core concepts surrounding this issue … what’s the difference between definition of "federated" and "centralized"? Who is PingID? Why would we trust them? I can sue Citibank for a billion bucks, how much can I sue PingID for if they screw up? Unless it’s as much or more than Citi, it seems that I’ll tend to trust them more with this type of personal information (ie financial, credit card).
Posted by: fishrush | March 17, 2003 04:10 PM
uh.....so:
1. actually, in the case of identity theft/fraud, you can't sue Citi for a "billion" --actually, you'll get $50, under federal law.
2. who is PingID? ultimately, its you (and what you demand of companies).
hope this helps.
ejn
Posted by: eric norlin | March 17, 2003 09:59 PM