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Mobile Phones as Identity Providers
"Nokia has now announced successful pilots with Vodafone and Orange: 'Nokia has announced successful completion of pilots with Orange and Vodafone, featuring single sign-on for mobile devices, a technology eliminating the need for multiple entering of user authentication credentials when accessing different services, such as gaming or ticket reservations. In addition, Nokia is working with America Online, Inc., to demonstrate a prototype Nokia mobile device offering Radio@AOL, a leading online radio service. All these service pilots are based on Liberty Alliance Project specifications, a group committed to developing open, interoperable specifications for network identity....' " [Mobitopia]
An interesting idea, although I guess you're SOL if you lose your phone. On my Treo 600, I surf the web using Handspring's browser, Blazer. I also have eWallet on my PDA to keep track of all of my passwords. Unfortunately, the two programs don't interact at all, so I have to leave the web if I forget a password for a particular site. Ugh.
It would be cool to be able to embed my library barcode number somewhere on my Treo (in eWallet or Blazer) and automatically authenticate to my home library's databases. :-)
On a side note, Nokia also announced a ton of RSS feeds about their programs and products [via All About Mobile Life]. However, the feeds seem to be more topical. If I owned a Nokia phone, my first and foremost desire would be for a feed for my particular phone (cough, Handspring, hint, hint, cough). Hopefully Nokia will pick up the ball on this one (cough, Handspring, hint, hint, cough). This is a total no-brainer that more businesses should pick up on in general. [The Shifted Librarian]
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