Do you really want to access UK public services through US Facebook and Google?

Kelly Fiveash reports in The Register that "Facebook and other social networks [Google] could be used by British citizens to sign into public services online."
These two US companies have openly declared their ambition to 'own' all th…

Me, Myself and I: Helping to manage your identity on the web

Posted by Andreas Tuerk, Product Manager

In recent years, it’s become easier and easier to publish information about yourself online, through powerful new platforms like social networking sites and photo sharing services. One way to manage your priv…

Banks are profiling you and not just for credit

Original article from CNN Money “New cash transfer service rivals PayPal” The vision of clearXchange is that you use your friends ID in some way to transfer money and hence take on PayPal as the dominant force in P2P payments. At the e…

“Square” Pegs Mobile Payments – Round Hole Still Not Filled

The latest issue of Wired has an interview with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey on his latest venture – Square. If you’re not familiar with Square, it’s a simple way for merchants to accept credit card payments through a little device that plugs…