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In Praise of Loose Security

by Jonathan Baker-Bates on October 19, 2013

Sometimes, what seems the obvious way of dealing with a problem may not be the best solution. For example, it turns out that if you remove traffic controls from busy city centres and rely on peoples’ instinct for self-preservation, you may get better road safety than if you imposed traditional control interventions (see also “shared […]

  • Tags: hassle, life, passwords
  • Categories: User Experience

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Faviki.com: No OpenID – Fail

by Jonathan Baker-Bates on May 29, 2008

While I yield to no man in my admiration of Tim Rowe, I cannot accept his latest invitation to join him on faviki.com. This is because I have resolved to boycott any new service unless it supports OpenID. I have written to Faviki about this. Let’s see what happens (nothing probably), but in my opinion, […]

  • Tags: authentication, design, passwords
  • Categories: Coding, Technology

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