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IBM to Open Source Novel Identity Protection Software

Posted by Zonk on from the keeping-anyone-else-from-being-you dept.

coondoggie handed us a link to a Network World article reporting that IBM plans to open source the project 'Identity Mixer'. Developed by a Zurich-based research lab for the company, Identity Mixer is a novel approach to protecting user identities online. The project, which is a piece of XML-based software, uses a type of digital certificate to control who has access to identity information in a web browser. IBM is enthusiastic about widespread adoption of this technology, and so plans to open source the project through the Eclipse Open Source Foundation. The company hopes this tactic will see the software's use in commercial, medical, and governmental settings.

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  1. a novel approach by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Developed by a Zurich-based research lab for the company, Identity Mixer is a novel approach to protecting user identities online.

    which novel? I hope not 1984.

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  2. The right hand does't know what the left is doing by Ceriel+Nosforit · · Score: 4, Funny

    Anyone remember maybe a year or two ago when IBM was doing something with rather intrusive software to mine data on people?

    It seems IBM doesn't really have a clear policy on whether to be Good or Evil. They seem to try doing both at the same time...

    Guess we need to label IBM as Chaotic Neutral...

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  3. ms passport by dcskier · · Score: 4, Funny

    what, you mean people don't like ms passport?