That’s what it’s all about …. lets keep an eye on these developments!

The DataPortability technical blueprint uses OpenID to provide decentralized identity. OpenID 2.0 Attribute Exchange (AX) is utilised for discovery of user service details. XRDS/YADIS are utilised to provide the details of the various services a user employs.

As users, our identity, photos, videos and other forms of personal data should be discoverable by, and shared between our chosen (and trusted) tools or vendors. We need a DHCP for Identity. A distributed File System for data. The technologies already exist, we simply need a complete reference design to put the pieces together.