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What I learned at Internet Identity Workshop XVI (So Far)
This week is Internet Identity Workshop XVI in Mountain View, California, and just in time! It is my first time but it definitely will not be my last. The amount of raw talent in the room is amazing and even … Continue reading
VRM as root of sovereignty
A VRM-y system would presumably alert you if you didn’t meet the age requirements for some web site you wished to join or subscribe to. Considering that under the CFAA doing so would be a felony in the US, you’d … Continue reading
Posted in Clue train, PClouds, Rant, Social issues, Tech, VRM
Tagged fail, future, internet, marketing, network logins, power, technology, technology advances, vrm
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Spam origin experiment
One of the first things I did when I registered t-rob.net was to set up my new email address. The second thing I did was to delete the spam email that arrived a moment later. Spam is the scourge of … Continue reading
Posted in Clue train, PClouds, Rant, Social issues, Tech, VRM
Tagged advertising, email, fail, fraud, hacking, infosec, internet, life, marketing, network logins, rant, security, spam, technology, vrm
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Soverign by design
Over at moxytongue.com, Devon writes: I am challenged by questions concerning the structure of #VRM tools that are built for “Me” in a personal data context, versus the structure of #VRM tools that are built for “Us” in a market … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, economy, future, internet, marketing, power, quality, relationships, singularity, technology, technology advances, vrm
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Do you consider your digital identity a separate self or is it identical to your real-world self?
Meanwhile, in a parallel universe, Margaret writes: Do you consider your digital identity a separate self or is it identical to your real-world self #edcmooc. I think the question is not whether the digital self is the same as the … Continue reading
Posted in Clue train, PClouds, Social issues, Tech, VRM
Tagged IMHO, infosec, internet, life, network logins, rant, security, technology, vrm
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Imp no wimp
Hours after posting on-boarding for real people I ran across the Electric Imp web site. I hate the architecture, love almost everything else about it, especially the on-boarding. Take a look: (Note that the Electric Imp isn’t the thing you see … Continue reading
Posted in PClouds, Tech, VRM
Tagged future, internet, network logins, technology, technology advances, UI, vrm
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IoT Device on-boarding for real people
Did your grandmother walk 5 miles to school? Uphill? Both ways? Each generation has their hardship stories. I remember telling my kids “When I was your age, I had to walk all the way across the living room to change … Continue reading
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Tagged future, hacking, infosec, internet, network logins, security, technology, technology advances, UI, vrm
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