Seriously, we need to get rid of passwords

It is the second time in as many days that I’m having to log into things and change passwords because of some less-than smart design decisions various web companies made when implementing their password database (looking at you Linkedin and Last.FM). While these companies have clearly made a dangerous snafu, lets not be overly harsh […]

Marcus Povey

It is the second time in as many days that I’m having to log into things and change passwords because of some less-than smart design decisions various web companies made when implementing their password database (looking at you Linkedin and Last.FM). While these companies have clearly made a dangerous snafu, lets not be overly harsh […]

The case for OpenID lite

Recently – both in my roll as a developer on the Elgg project, and as one of the organisers of Barcamp Transparency – I have found myself having to sign up for a whole bunch of accounts for various sites. Each one asks me to fill in a profile, and each time I end up […]

Marcus Povey

Recently – both in my roll as a developer on the Elgg project, and as one of the organisers of Barcamp Transparency – I have found myself having to sign up for a whole bunch of accounts for various sites. Each one asks me to fill in a profile, and each time I end up […]