[COLUG] Open Id news..

[Duane]

Tom Hanlon wrote:
> Some folks at COLUG are interested in Open ID systems..
> 
> Here is some news..
> 
> http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/08/the-openid-train-steams-ahead-google-ibm-and-verisign-said-to-be-joining/
> 
> 
> Looks like some momentum behind openid..

Does this set off any red flags for anyone else?

I mean Google loves identifying and tracking individuals, maybe only for
advertising purposes now, but I've seen a lot of unforeseen feature
creep over the years.

Then we have Verisign.

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 Duane

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