Web Credibility: Hard Earned, Harder To Prove

Vikingod · Jun 2, 2007, 06:51 PM

Source: InformationWeek
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Nobody knows you're a dog on the Web--or a mechanic, athlete, hacker, marketing whiz, zealot, or SQL programmer. That is, unless you tell them. In which case, they may or may not believe you, and they have few options for verifying your credentials anyway.

It's hard enough to know who's who in the physical world, where you can look into a person's eyes and, if necessary, ask to see a driver's license. The Web's built-in anonymity makes identification harder, authentication a science, and accountability nearly impossible.

Jun 2, 2007, 06:51 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Web Credibility: Hard Earned, Harder To Prove Source: InformationWeek _________ Nobody knows you're a dog on the Web--or a mechanic, athlete, hacker, marketing whiz, zealot, or SQL programmer. That is, unless you tell them. In which case, they may or may not believe you, and they have few options for verifying your credentials anyway. It's hard enough to know who's who in the physical world, where you can look into a person's eyes and, if necessary, ask to see a driver's license. The Web's built-in anonymity makes identification harder, authentication a science, and accountability nearly impossible.