Comments on: Online Identity Management http://www.openparenthesis.org/2008/09/26/online-identity-management Because these are the early days of a long revolution . . . Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:37:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Identity Verification | Trufina Blog http://www.openparenthesis.org/2008/09/26/online-identity-management#comment-689310 Identity Verification | Trufina Blog Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:07:11 +0000 http://www.openparenthesis.org/?p=699#comment-689310 [...] A good summary of online identity management can be found at: http://www.openparenthesis.org/2008/09/26/online-identity-management [...] [...] A good summary of online identity management can be found at: http://www.openparenthesis.org/2008/09/26/online-identity-management [...]

]]> By: John http://www.openparenthesis.org/2008/09/26/online-identity-management#comment-687311 John Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:30:09 +0000 http://www.openparenthesis.org/?p=699#comment-687311 I'm also very interested in <a href="http://www.strands.com/" rel="nofollow">Strands</a>, based on <a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080918-hands-on-strands-a-lifestream-with-a-brain.html" rel="nofollow">this review at Ars Technica</a>. I’m also very interested in Strands, based on this review at Ars Technica.

]]> By: John http://www.openparenthesis.org/2008/09/26/online-identity-management#comment-676788 John Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:07:02 +0000 http://www.openparenthesis.org/?p=699#comment-676788 Thanks for the comment Chris. I can completely understand the rationale behind the requirement - for when people are expecting and depending on a verified identity. It's really just that there are a range of needs - perhaps users could have the option to publicly assert an identity (for example, at least a full name and perhaps an employer or state) which you could then require them to come back to Trufina to validate? I guess the question comes down to whether what someone who I haven't granted specific rights see at http://profile.trufina.com/jeckman is enough for that profile to have general utility - and maybe as more social networks partner with companies like Trufina that question will be less relevant, as the Trufina badge would become a part of my other profiles, rather than a standalone public profile in its own right. Thanks for the comment Chris. I can completely understand the rationale behind the requirement – for when people are expecting and depending on a verified identity.

It’s really just that there are a range of needs – perhaps users could have the option to publicly assert an identity (for example, at least a full name and perhaps an employer or state) which you could then require them to come back to Trufina to validate?

I guess the question comes down to whether what someone who I haven’t granted specific rights see at http://profile.trufina.com/jeckman is enough for that profile to have general utility – and maybe as more social networks partner with companies like Trufina that question will be less relevant, as the Trufina badge would become a part of my other profiles, rather than a standalone public profile in its own right.

]]> By: Chris Madsen http://www.openparenthesis.org/2008/09/26/online-identity-management#comment-675372 Chris Madsen Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:07:34 +0000 http://www.openparenthesis.org/?p=699#comment-675372 John, thank you for your comments about our service. It is very coincidental, and helpful, that you commented on the public ID Card aspect of our product. You will see some changes next week which addresses some of your concerns - particularly the emphasis on “Criminal Records Search" and the elaborate disclaimer. We're also adding a feature so that anyone can request 'you' to share information with them, however, we continue to struggle with including verified information in the public 'ID Card' because of security concerns. Because any web page can easily be forged, we purposely require people to go to either a partner of ours (like identity.net) or back to Trufina to expose verified information. Maybe we are being to paranoid, and will take your opinion into account for future product changes. If you have any other comments, please let us know. Cheers, Chris John, thank you for your comments about our service. It is very coincidental, and helpful, that you commented on the public ID Card aspect of our product. You will see some changes next week which addresses some of your concerns – particularly the emphasis on “Criminal Records Search” and the elaborate disclaimer. We’re also adding a feature so that anyone can request ‘you’ to share information with them, however, we continue to struggle with including verified information in the public ‘ID Card’ because of security concerns.

Because any web page can easily be forged, we purposely require people to go to either a partner of ours (like identity.net) or back to Trufina to expose verified information. Maybe we are being to paranoid, and will take your opinion into account for future product changes.

If you have any other comments, please let us know.

Cheers, Chris

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