[OpenID] Community Reputation Services

[Dick Hardt]

On 21-May-08, at 3:44 PM, Nate Klingenstein wrote:

> Paul,
>
> You highlight one of two important differences between what we need
> and a general reputation service as usually discussed.  It's the
> reputation of the OP which is specifically of interest to us, not
> that of the user.  This is so because we must be able to preserve
> users' privacy when needed, both for traditional academic freedoms
> and compliance with various countries' privacy laws and our FERPA.
> We're also dealing with attributes that are not self-asserted and,
> for now, a population that turns over every 4 years(if they're
> lucky ;D ).  Together, these imply established OP's which are
> themselves accountable and known rather than the end user.

Curious how you determine the reputation of the email provider for  
your users.
Email contains very sensitive, private information and likely falls  
under the same privacy laws and FERPA.

I don't see alot of difference between an OpenID Provider and an Email  
Provider.

-- Dick