Ha, saved as well... it's a gem. I've got to believe that the social networks and Google have been thinking about way to combat this problem too. I wonder what

Ha, saved as well... it's a gem. I've got to believe that the social networks and Google have been thinking about way to combat this problem too. I wonder what kind of impact Google's open-source two-step authentication [1] (and other types of mobile device verification systems [2]) will have on efforts to develop meaningful persona management software. If implemented properly, mobile device verification would surely inhibit such efforts. [1] http://code.google.com/p/google-authenticator/ http://code.google.com/p/google-authenticator/ [2] http://openid.net/2009/09/09/yahoo-paypal-google-equifax-aol-verisign-acxiom-citi-privo-wave-systems-pilot-open-identity-for-open-government-2/ http://openid.net/2009/09/09/yahoo-paypal-google-equifax-aol... EDIT: Didn't notice before, so not sure if they just added it, but the same RFP is duplicated & linked to at the bottom of the article.