Joe Andrieu and the Information Sharing Working Group has put a lot of work and effort into creating a Standard set of Information Sharing Agreements represented by a standard label. They want to invest in user -research to make it really work. I am putting in $100 and I encourage all of you to do […]
Google+ and my "real" name: Yes, I'm Identity Woman
When Google+ launched, I went with my handle as my last name. This makes a ton of sense to me. If you asked most people what my last name is, they wouldn’t know. It isn’t “common” for me. Many people don’t even seem to know my first name. I can’t tell you how many times […]
When to share your real name? Blizzard and their Real ID plans.
I was recently CCed in a tweet referencing this article “Why Real ID is a Really Bad Idea“about World of Warcraft implementing their version of a “Real ID” in a way that violated the trust of its users. The woman writing the article is very clear on the identity “creep” that happened and got to the […]
Identity Dispute on Twitter
From Slashdot SpuriousLogic spotted this story on the BBC, from which he excerpts: “The High Court has given permission for an injunction to be served via social-networking site Twitter. The order is to be served against an unknown Twitter user who anonymously posts to the site using the same name as a right-wing political blogger. […]
Missing: Privileged Account Management for the Social Web.
This year at SXSW I moderated a panel about OpenID, OAuth and data portability in the Enterprise. We had a community lunch after the panel, and walking back to the convention center, I had an insight about a key missing piece of software – Privileged Account Management (PAM) for the Social Web – how are […]
Parents and Technology
I just found this article on Yahoo! News. It is quite disturbing There are two companies offering a service to parents WQN and Aegis Mobility – there is software and then a monthly fee. Then services track the kids and turn of their phones in certain locations. WQN’s surveillance service promises more than just disabling […]
Sir Tim on Tracking
Sir Tim said he did not want his ISP to track which websites he visited.
Data Interop: an open letter from the largest nonprofit vendor
Recently a report from a know tech publication was at a conference I was leading. She asked me “what is interesting that is happening right now.” I said “the nonprofit technology session.” She said – “well I cover business issues.” I shared with her that one of the largest vendor of nonprofit technology Kintera was […]
Twitter and emerging currency
Some of you may know that I have roots in a community called Planetwork that has had an interest in ‘alternative’ currency and the role that digital identity could play a role in a emergent currency systems. So, today my interest was peaked by this e-mail from Biz Stone at Twitter talking about an interesting […]
Phone troubles – Is Grand Central the Answer?
So, I got a shiny new iPhone (for facilitating office 2.0’s Unconference) but I can’t get it to work yet. I have MetroPCS – the ‘ghetto phone’ for those of you who don’t know it works like this – you buy the handset, you pay them your monthly fee on time or they turn your […]
Big Brother coming to NYC
NYC Real world Tracking one step closer: New York City is seeking funding for a multi-million dollar surveillance system modeled on the one used in London. Police in the city already make use of the network of cameras in airports, banks, department stores and corporate offices — an arrangement used in cities across the country. […]
Plaxo is becomes OpenID relying party Tonight.
I am down here at Mashup Camp that I am facilitating tomorrow and the next day. At the social hour around the pool I ran in to Joseph Smarr and got the scoop. “We’re releasing full OpenID relying-party support, so you’ll be able to sign up for a Plaxo account using an OpenID and/or attach […]