[Nottingham] OpenID?

[James Moore]

On 14/07/2011 13:31, Martin wrote:
>>>>> OpenID
>>>>> http://openid.net/
>>> There's still GPG signatures...
>>>
>>>
>>> Anyone interested in giving a talk about online identity and security?
>>>
>>> How do you know this is me emailing you all?! ;-)
>> You do have a very distinct style... almost conversational, which is unusual
>> to see in the written word, unless transcribed or an exceedingly talented
>> author of fiction.
>>
>> ...are you published yet??
> Somewhat taken aback there!
>
> I am published but nothing most people would want to read unless
> you're into instrumentation for scanning probe microscopy and
> sub-nanometre scale force-distance spectroscopy...
>
>
> Which still leaves the possibility of an elaborate Eliza having
> ingested all my writings to then bolt appropriate phrases together...
> How would anyone know other than by relying on the Turing test or a
> Blade Runner style void-com(sp?) test?
>
> Anyone game for explaining online identity? (Ideal lead-in to GPG ;-) )
>
> Things must have happened since our last talk on the subject years ago.
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
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Funnily enough, I had a quick scootch over to the ALICE Project 
yesterday... and found the conversation entirely confusing! I think it's 
taken a step or two backwards since it won the 2004 Loebner Prize in 
*passing* the Turing test...