A few years back, the White House had a brilliant idea: Why not create a single, secure online ID that Americans could use to verify their identity across multiple websites, starting with local government services. The New York Times described it at the time as a drivers license for the internet. The program isnt strictly limited to government use. The ultimate goal is a replacement of many logins and passwords people maintain to access content and participate in comment threads and forums. This solution, while somewhat practical, also raises considerable privacy concerns.
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 20:00:00 +0000
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