US Government Opens-Up to OpenID and Information Cards

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US Government Opens-Up to OpenID and Information Cards

Today at the Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington, DC: the Federal Government is announcing they will be implementing OpenID and Info Cards as part of its open government initiative. The looming adoption of these two standards paves the way for citizens to use existing accounts and online identities (such as their Yahoo or Google accounts) to participate in various government web sites. This also means that citizens can customize their experience on government websites without needing to reveal any personally identifiable information – including passwords.

The collaborative effort, which will initially include participation from a variety of digital identity providers, will be phased in as part of a pilot program implemented by the following three agencies:

Center for Information Technology (CIT)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

U.S. Department of Health ...

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