Microsoft to Support OpenID
Kim Cameron, Microsoft's Identity Czar and member of the Identity Gang, comments on Microsoft's announcement that they will support OpenID. Another sign that federated identity schemes are gaining traction and OpenID is likely to emerge as a standard the publishers are going to want to grapple with soon.
This follows Doc Searl's comments on the notion of "Creator Relationship Management" where he speculates that the techniques being used in federated identity schemes and the Creative Commons can be combined to create a new "silo-free" value chain amongst creators, producers and distributors.
Comments
Here's some extra links from Nelseon Minar about uptake of OpenID.
As he says:
"There's signs of support from AOL and Microsoft. And lots of little guys. There's even third party support for Yahoo accounts. All that's missing is Google."
Posted by: Tony Hammond | February 17, 2007 12:21 PM
I had a OpenID at yahoo before, but forgot the password as i don't use that account quite often.
Posted by: kyes | April 22, 2008 01:23 AM
i think the idea of OpenID is fantastic. But there are a few privacy issues that should be looked at. Most importantly, who is going to guarantee your privacy. Will information about where you log in at and how long you are there be stored and then accessible to other people.
don't get me wrong i like the convenience of openID but not the loss in privacy
Posted by: Bowling Balls For Sale | July 24, 2008 01:25 PM
Hmmm. Now that it's going on 2 years... look where we are at now! There is still a lot of issues with privacy that should be addressed!
Posted by: hdtv antenna | November 16, 2008 01:29 PM