Strangers in the Net: When the RP is a Real Person (TH5H)

Session Topic: Strangers on the Net (TH5H)

Convener: David Patterson

Notes-taker(s): Kevin Marks

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Discussion notes, key understandings, outstanding questions, observations, and, if appropriate to this discussion: action items, next steps:

Kevin Marks, salesforce.com

David Patterson, duceme.com

No-one knows you’re a dog. - how do you bootstrap to reality?

verification problem for individuals - there are badge companies eg trufina.com myid.is

data.com is a business version of this.

If you were going to do a home exchange or sublet, what would you like to know about them? Role should be a common acquaintance.

NSTIC should provide some basic identity.

If you have one authed account, you can bind related profiles with bidirectional rel=”me”

could then add verifiable information about income, age, profession.