Dave Andreoli wrote: >> How trustworthy is openid? I see they are linked to AOL and Yahoo, >> who >> might not be as well-known for data collection as Google, but I would >> be >> greatly surprised if those services don't collect user data. I also >> wouldn't believe what I hear. Much the same goes for other companies >> in >> their list. AFAIK data collection on customers/users is normal for >> corporations today, unless stated otherwise in legally-binding terms. >> There is no mention of privacy at all on openid.net's front page, >> which >> I find distinctly worrying. No link to a 'privacy policy' is unusual >> nowadays. >> >> > > I don't know exactly, I never used this service, but on the site they say: > > Who Owns or Controls OpenID? > > OpenID has arisen from the open source community to solve the problems that > could not be easily solved by other existing technologies. OpenID is a > lightweight method of identifying individuals that uses the same technology > framework that is used to identify websites. As such, OpenID is not owned by > anyone, nor should it be. Today, anyone can choose to be an OpenID user or an > OpenID Provider for free without having to register or be approved by any > organization. > > The OpenID Foundation was formed to assist the open source model by providing > a legal entity to be the steward for the community by providing needed > infrastructure and generally helping to promote and support expanded adoption > of OpenID. > > As Brad Fitzpatrick (the father of OpenID) said, “Nobody should own this. > Nobody’s planning on making any money from this. The goal is to release every > part of this under the most liberal licenses possible, so there’s no money or > licensing or registering required to play. It benefits the community as a > whole if something like this exists, and we’re all a part of the community.” > > This statement continues to resonate today within the OpenID community. > ------------------ > > > OpenID is safe. Steve Gibson even acknowledged outside of Phishing it is good.
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