TECHNOLOGY: the Laws of Identity

Thursday, May 17, 2007

http://www.identityblog.com/stories/2004/12/09/thelaws.html

Kim Cameron
Identity and Access Architect
Microsoft Corporation
May 2005

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Understand the dynamics causing digital identity systems to succeed or fail in various contexts, expressed as the Laws of Identity. Together these laws define a unifying identity metasystem that can offer the Internet the identity layer it needs.

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1. User Control and Consent:

Digital identity systems must only reveal information identifying a user with the user’s consent.

2. Limited Disclosure for Limited Use

The solution which discloses the least identifying information and best limits its use is the most stable, long-term solution.

3. The Law of Fewest Parties

Digital identity systems must limit disclosure of identifying information to parties having a necessary and justifiable place in a given identity relationship.

4. Directed Identity

A universal identity metasystem must support both “omnidirectional” identifiers for use by public entities and “unidirectional” identifiers for private entities, thus facilitating discovery while preventing unnecessary release of correlation handles.

5. Pluralism of Operators and Technologies:

A universal identity metasystem must channel and enable the interworking of multiple identity technologies run by multiple identity providers.

6. Human Integration:

A unifying identity metasystem must define the human user as a component integrated through protected and unambiguous human-machine communications.

7. Consistent Experience Across Contexts:

A unifying identity metasystem must provide a simple consistent experience while enabling separation of contexts through multiple operators and technologies.

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In looking at LinkedIn and my “who’s been looking at my profile” kvetch, here’s Cameron’s ground-breaking laws of identity. I think the new LinkedIn “feature” is bending Laws #1 and #3.

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LINKEDIN: Who’s been looking at my profile?

Thursday, May 17, 2007

In looking at the results of who’s been looking at my profile, I’m insulted that my profile is being looked at by anonymous “peeping toms”. I should have a setting that says, “I’ll show you mine (profile) if you show me yours (name)”. Maybe I’m getting sensitive in my old age, but I don’t think I like this feature. NOR, do I think I like the old way of just anyone can see it. Maybe I’m growing up. And I really have nothing to hide, or sell, it just seems … … rude. If I look at someone’s profile, I see nothing wrong with disclosing my name. Let’s have some granularity. This is probably one of Cameron’s Laws of Identity and I’m just not keying into it. Have I lost my mind and slipped over the edge into Advance (Turkey) Paranoia?

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TECH HARDWARE: Tiny drive with big capacities … … cheap!

Thursday, May 17, 2007

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2079451,00.asp

Toshiba Ships New Portable HDDs with Automated Backup
By Chris Preimesberger
January 5, 2007

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Mobile storage provider Toshiba Storage Device Division launched Jan. 4 a new line of 2.5-inch USB 2.0 portable external hard drives in 100GB, 120GB and 160GB capacities with automated backup capability.

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At 5.6 inches long by 3.5 inches wide and less than 1 inch tall, the portable drive doesn’t take much space on a desktop.

Availability and pricing

The Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive will be on retail store shelves in spring 2007 starting at $139.99.

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So, I would look for everyone to be dumping big external hard drives with no backup software. That translates to me to bargains. Big time. There will be no excuse for data loss when your platform spin, crashes, and burns into the deck. (Hey, I watched Top Gun recently!)

One has to question recovery solutions that are not built around cheap disks.

One caveat: I don’t keep my spare backup usb drives plug in and powered up to the systems to be recovered. The same power fluctuation that fires your desktop can fry it’s back up. That “virus” you got from downloading the latest hot game could do the same. And, let us not forget the biggest data losing virus know to man … the user or the administrator. You can have a brain freeze and toast your own marshmallows. It’s a little harder when the backup drive is some distance away, offline, locked up. Give yourself a chance at a brain thaw before you shoot yourself in the foot.

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PRODUCTIVITY: Decisions and the waterline metaphor

Thursday, May 17, 2007

FROM AN EMAIL EXCHANGE

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Things are not as good as they seem to be. I have a lot of decisions to make.

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But, then again, they are probably not as bad as they seem either.

The nice thing about old age is one has so much experience to work off of and use..

When you make decisions, first figure, using the metaphor of a boat, if they are above the waterline or below.

Above the waterline, be daring! Below, be cautious.

If you’re a wagering person, think of it as a coin flip (50/50) for ten bucks or ten thousand. For ten bucks, be daring and if you win send me my share. For ten thousand, be afraid. Be very afraid.

For above the waterline, decide quickly and move on. Below, take all the time you need to be sure you are making the best decision possible.

Do you have a life raft handy?

;-)

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JOBSEARCH: Lies Big Companies Tell Their Employees

Thursday, May 17, 2007

http://www.moneysmartlife.com/
10-lies-big-companies-tell-their-employees/

10 Lies Big Companies Tell Their Employees

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  1. We’re Working On It
  2. Its Only Temporary
  3. I Don’t Know
  4. Its Company Policy
  5. More Money Won’t Make You Happy
  6. We Want You to Have a Life Outside Work
  7. The Customer is Always Right
  8. We Reward Excellence
  9. Our Salaries are Competitive in the Market
  10. Hope You Enjoy Your Vacation

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I’d add a few “Your job is safe”, “Your performance is excellent”, and … … taaa daaa … … “This survey is anonymous”!

Sorry, but in this day and age, nothing is safe, excellent as long as it can’t be done cheaper in Bangladesh, and “we have ways of making that paper talk”.

For example, an anonymous survey conducted at work captures the ip address from whence it came. It’s trivial to work one’s way back to who it is from. Even paper can be “serialized” with dots invisible to the naked eye. SO don’t make an issue out of it. Don’t be honest if you need or want your job.

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LINKEDIN: Your LinkedIn Network … effective and / or efficient?

Thursday, May 17, 2007

http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/
blog/_archives/2007/5/18/2957254.html

http://tinyurl.com/39axpd

How Efficient is Your LinkedIn Network?
by Des Walsh on Fri 18 May 2007 09:08 AM EST

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While the delivery of the box of donuts with resume attached is the focus of the post, I noticed also that one of the steps Greg has taken to get noticed for the job is to send a message to the owner via LinkedIn.

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I’d suggest that LinkedIn be used for developing “inside” knowledge. That’s probably worth more than getting to a decision maker. Finding out what makes them tick, what they want, and texture around the opportunity may allow you to tailor the sales pitch.

If I was measure “efficient”, then I’d want to know how “responsive” it was. Effectiveness might be how much “value” it delivers. Responsiveness and value are tough to define and even tougher to measure.

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LIBERTY: Jury Duty summation

Thursday, May 17, 2007

With apologies to my fellow jurors, upon whom I inflicted my awful sense of humor, Mary K, Barbara A, Michael M, Anna H, Maryln P, Paul S and some one I forgot.

Zenger!

No matter how many times in the courthouse that the lie was repeated “You must decide based on the law as the Judge gives it to you”, it doesn’t make it so. The jury is sovereign. We have Freedom of the Press because a colonial jury in Boston refused to convict a newspaper editor regardless of the law. We ended Prohibition because juries refused to convict on an absurd law. So, of course, the Gooferment has to dumb down the people so it can have it’s way with us.

If EVERY jury was fully informed, they could end the drug war in an instant. I’d suggest that every juror, when presented with a non-violent drug case, merely vote “not guilty”. Steadfastly, without discussing why, with the courage of Gandhi & Martin Luther King, and that lone fellow in Tiananmen Square (i.e., The Unknown Rebel from the famous photo, taken on 5 June 1989 by Jeff Widener), vote your conscience. When the Gooferment can’t get the convictions, then maybe they will get the message.

I resent being made a slave to the State, wither by them stealing two days of my time and attention, or in the huge percentage that they make me a slave by taxes, fees, inflation, and form filling out. Sorry, but didn’t Lincoln free the slaves.

And, for the benefit of two insurances companies quibbling about who was going to pay how much. Sorry, not my business.

And, the way some, not all, of the staff and sheriff’s deputies, treated the folks being herded like cattle. I’d have fired at least tow of them. But then I only pay their salaries.

OK, now, on to my petty gripes.

Most jurors drive, park in the garage next to the court house, BUT have to walk around the block to use the “juror entrance”. Of course, the lawyers, bureaucrats, and the rest of the “anointed” can use the entrance closest to the garage. Argh! What disrespect.

Metal detectors. Sorry that’s unreasonable search and seizure. Every juror should be allowed to carry anything that they want into the building. The Second Amendment was to make the Gooferment afraid of the people. And, tread lightly around their Rights. We now have it backward. I heard MANY jurors express that they didn’t want to be there but were afraid of the Gooferment and the consequences.

It would be interesting, if one had time to challenge them, to confront their “summons”. Just ignore it. Non-cooperation. Peaceful. But complete non-cooperation. Spirit of G, MLK, & and that chap. Just lay down.

Wonder what they would do?

They start at 8AM supposedly. But, why that time? We spend an hour listening to gooferment propaganda about the wonderful system. I’d like to see a Libertarian dissect the thing for truthfulness, self-serving statements, and errors.

Some fellow had a tiny pen knife. That they made a big deal over. And, if he didn’t take it back to his car, then they’d seize it and he couldn’t get it back. Thieves.

Their vocabulary was insulting: “We’ll release you”, “Dismiss you as a group”, and “check in”.

Pity the poor smokers.

They paid for the parking, but if you took your car for lunch, they’d only pay once. And, if you lost your ticket, your problem. Just like when you visit any business? They need to take lessons from the casinos, or Disney.

And the five bucks for the first two days. Breakfast and Lunch? So, is that an added tax?

And, since I pay taxes to the county, I think they are (a) over staffed; (b) have too many deputies; and (c) too many deputies cars parked around the building.

It’s a mugging. For your time, attention, and money. For what? Some vague illusion of duty? Like I am a valued member of this fiction. No, it’s a gang, that maintains control by the illusion of legitimacy.

At least now, I won’t be “summoned” again for three years.

How insulting!

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RANT: Michigan Republican Party wants to bar Ron Paul from debates

Thursday, May 17, 2007

http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/michigan/index.ssf?/
base/news-44/117935695635230.xml&storylist=newsmichigan

http://tinyurl.com/2fou7e

Michigan GOP leader wants Paul barred from future debates
5/16/2007, 7:07 p.m. EDT
By JIM DAVENPORT The Associated Press

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The chairman of the Michigan Republican Party said Wednesday that he will try to bar Ron Paul from future GOP presidential debates because of remarks the Texas congressman made that suggested the Sept. 11 attacks were the fault of U.S. foreign policy.

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Sure, because he differentiated himself from the other 9 clowns.

Does the chairman think that by bombing Iraq we have won friends over there?

Every killing, casualty, or “collateral damage” drafts more people into the “hate america” movement.

The dead old white guys didn’t want an aggressive foreign policy. That’s why the Constitution only permits an army for TWO YEARS. Drag out you Constitution if you have one and take a gander at it.

We should be like Switzerland. A porcupine; not an ass. MYOB. Respect the rights of others.

Heck, we don’t even respect the rights of our fellow americans!

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PRODUCTIVITY: Anything that expires should be an appointment in your Outlook

Thursday, May 17, 2007

When I notarize stuff for people (mostly my Colleagues at work), I put their DL expiration in my Outlook calendar (minus one month). When it triggers, I send them an email. You can’t imagine how many people don’t know that. Surprised, they quick go renew. Just another value added service from your local nj notary. So don’t feel bad, lot’s of people do it. BTW I put my DL and Frau’s dates in my Outlook calendar as well. Passport dates, or anything that has an expiration.

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LIBERTY: Bigger isn’t better for representative purposes

Thursday, May 17, 2007

http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007705150371

Bill Zapcic
It’s time for long-dead towns to find a buddy and reincorporate
Home News Tribune Online 05/15/07

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So how many municipal units should New Jersey have? We cram 8,724,560 people onto 7,417.34 square miles. (That’s about a half-acre for each of us, as long as you don’t mind being the person standing in the meadowlands or on the white stripe near Interchange 11 of the Turnpike.) Take out the biggest cities’ combined 700,000 people, and that leaves 8 million. Some of our more efficient municipalities, and those with lower property taxes than the state average, have 80,000 people. That’s a nice number.

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Oh yeah, “big” municipalities have worked out so well for the taxpayers of Nu Jerzee. Try and vote out some one in Newark or Camden. It ain’t gonna happen in your lifetime. Smaller is better. I’d like to break everything down into smaller granules. Even South Brunswick is too big to influence.

If we had smaller administrative units, then we could be “heard”. Certainly my neighbors are better served by a block representative than the South Brunswick – Middlesex County – Trenton -WashingtonDC paradigm.

When the revolution comes, it will be small units that will win because the politicians won’t be able to “escape” from their neighbors.

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