[OpenID] Weighing In on TechCrunch's "Is OpenID Being Exploited By The Big Internet Companies?"

[Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.)]

Dick Hardt:
> I don't agree Eddy. I don't want to use OpenID in its current form to 
> log into gmail or Yahoo mail.
>
> I do think the big sites should support attribute exchange as well as 
> roll their sleeves up to advance OpenID Tech so that we *can* use it 
> to securlylog into sensitive sites.
Hehe...depends on your view about what a sensitive site is :-)

But then, isn't it a shortcoming of the OpenID foundation and/or 
framework? I'd rather see the foundation take up their sleeves than have 
us bend by big providers at their terms...the foundation's feet dragging 
will result in exactly that. Which isn't really what joe-early-adopter 
had in mind, or am I mistaken here?
>
> I posted more about this at:
> http://identity20.com/?p=147
>
> -- Dick
>
> On 24-Mar-08, at 1:24 PM, Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.) wrote:
>> David, are you really surprised by that? Why can't or don't want the 
>> big providers rely on other OpenID providers? Think...
>>
>> David Recordon:
>>> What do you all think about the balance between large companies being  
>>> providers (helping to create an ecosystem where everyone will have an  
>>> OpenID) versus also becoming relying parties?
>>>   
>> That's were OpenID will be missing the point really. Should have AOL 
>> or Yahoo announced to allow login to their respective accounts with 
>> OpenID (any OpenID), this would have been real support and also real 
>> news. Right now, it doesn't look too good IMO :-(
>>
>>
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