From: cvs@openprivacy.orgCVS update: openprivacy/htdocs
Date: Wednesday December 13, 19100 @ 12:44
Author: fen
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Update of /usr/local/cvsroot/openprivacy/htdocs
In directory openprivacy.org:/home/fen/projects/openprivacy/htdocs
Modified Files:
index.shtml
Log Message:
added standards section and second overview paragraph
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File: openprivacy/htdocs/index.shtml
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CVSWeb: Diff to previous version: http://openprivacy.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/cvsweb.cgi/openprivacy/htdocs/index.shtml.diff?r1=1.12&r2=1.11
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Index: openprivacy/htdocs/index.shtml
diff -u openprivacy/htdocs/index.shtml:1.11 openprivacy/htdocs/index.shtml:1.12
--- openprivacy/htdocs/index.shtml:1.11 Wed Dec 13 00:53:06 2000
+++ openprivacy/htdocs/index.shtml Wed Dec 13 12:44:47 2000
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@
distributed platform for creating, maintaining, and selectively sharing
profile information (e.g., a marketplace for anonymous demographic profiles)
+<P>
+
+The current project is an Open Source Reputation Server that supports
+attaching pseudonymous reputations to objects in a secure manner and
+further, supports using these reputations to enhance interactions on the
+Internet.
+See the <a href="/projects/jetspeek.shtml">JetsPeek project</a> for details.
+
<h3>Platform</h3>
<h4>Open Source with Open APIs</h4>
@@ -25,18 +33,6 @@
information at any time
</ul>
-<h4>Fully Distributed</h4>
-OpenPrivacy will create a networked peer-to-peer platform enabling <i>Open
-Privacy Providers</i>. This platform will provide:
-<ul>
- <li>storage, unique naming, indexing and retrieval mechanisms for
- profiles. (Note that this is a business opportunity in itself!)
- <li>privacy - a user's identity cannot be determined from their profile
- information
- <li>security - a user can determine how their profile is to be used,
- explicitly permitting some uses and denying others
-</ul>
-
<h4>Safety and Trust</h4>
<ul>
<li><i>The user is in control</i> - the user maintains at all times
@@ -55,13 +51,11 @@
<li>privacy and security - encryption only allows authorized
entities access to your profile
<li>traceable - when an offer is received, the user can determine
- exactly how and why
-
+ exactly how and why
<li>non-repudiation - agents may be held accountable for their
- actions
-
+ actions
<li>reputation accrual - profile data, agents and even reputations
- may accrue context and time-sensitive reputation data
+ may accrue context and time-sensitive reputation data
</ul>
<li><i>No lawyers</i> - since the contracts and privacy are guaranteed
cryptographically, the need for lawyers to enforce contracts is
@@ -71,15 +65,41 @@
OpenPrivacy platform will be high
</ul>
+<h4>Fully Distributed</h4>
+OpenPrivacy will create a networked peer-to-peer platform enabling <i>Open
+Privacy Providers</i>. This platform will provide:
+<ul>
+ <li>storage, unique naming, indexing and retrieval mechanisms for
+ profiles. (Note that this is a business opportunity in itself!)
+ <li>privacy - a user's identity cannot be determined from their profile
+ information
+ <li>security - a user can determine how their profile is to be used,
+ explicitly permitting some uses and denying others
+</ul>
+
+<h4>Standards based</h4>
+OpenPrivacy builds on standards being used throughout the Internet, including
+<ul>
+ <li>XML - all communications and objects are represented in XML
+ <li>XMLDsig - the XML Digital Signature standard is used as the base of
+ the Profile/Reputation OBject (PROB)
+ <li>SOAP - the Simple Object Access Protocol is used for inter-agent
+ communications
+ <li>HTTP and SMTP over TCP/IP - all communications are designed to work
+ over existing standard protocols
+</ul>
+
<h3>Longer Term Goals</h3>
-<h4>Immediate User Benefits</h4>
+<h4>Direct User Benefits of OpenPrivacy-enabled Systems</h4>
The OpenPrivacy platform enables applications that will afford the user many
direct benefits without the loss of privacy or fear that their data is being
used inappropriately, including the ability to:
<ul>
<li>enjoy the benefits <i>(TBD: describe)</i> of personalized information
without loss of privacy
+ <li>accumulate valuable <i>reputation capital</i> for shared profile
+ information, ideas and publications without needing to divulge identity
<li>browse (if and when they chose) offers from businesses and marketers
<li>respond to offers directly or through third party
<a href="/bibliography.shtml#infomediary">infomediaries</a>
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