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3rd December 2008 - Link Blog

Getting OpenID Into the Browser. David Recordon makes the case for online identity management as a key browser feature (I like the “your browser is currently locked” concept), and argues that Gears is in a great position to deliver it.

Posted 3rd December 2008 at 10 am

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This is a link post by Simon Willison, posted on 3rd December 2008.

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