[OpenID] Anti-OpenID Campaign in Germany

[Recordon, David]

Seems there are some campaigns
(http://www.deltalima2.de/aktion-openid-nein-danke --
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deltalima2.de%2
Faktion-openid-nein-danke&langpair=de%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=
%2Flanguage_tools) against OpenID in parts of Europe which I think we
need to take a look at.

Was talking with someone in Geneva yesterday who explained that his
understanding of the problem is that there is a fear of OpenID if it
means an OpenID Provider knows which relying parties you're interacting
with and when.  I explained that you can run your own provider as was
discussed in a blog post today
(http://www.bendodson.com/developer/news/2007/april/how-to-create-your-v
ery-own-openid/), but it seems we need to do a better job of explaining
this is possible.  I know Sxip has also done some work on running an
"identity agent" locally on your computer so that your provider doesn't
actually know every time you're interacting with a RP.

Do people on this list have a better understanding of what the
problem(s) is/are?  Dick, Johannes, and I will also be in Munich the
week after next for the 1st European Identity Conference
(http://www.kuppingercole.de/eventformats/conference) and would love to
chat about this in person as well.  I'll also be in Brussels tomorrow
and Friday at the Identity Open Space if anyone would like to talk then.

Thanks,
--David