Is The Government About To Compete With Facebook?

One of the key value propositions of Facebook Connect is the ability to avoid having to remembering numerous passwords to login to sites, however the Obama administration appears to be interested in accomplishing the same thing.

One of the key value propositions of Facebook Connect is the ability to avoid having to remember numerous passwords to log on to different sites. However, the Obama administration appears to be interested in accomplishing the same thing.


In a statement at a Stanford event this weekend, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke stated, “We are not talking about a government controlled system. What we are talking about is enhancing online security and privacy and reducing and perhaps even eliminating the need to memorize a dozen passwords, through creation and use of more trusted digital identities.”

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