I was immediately intrigued by the proposal, though I can't imagine ever wanting to rely on my phone to be identified (what if my battery dies? I left it in another room? hey, a customer is gone and that sale has not gone through).
> They also allow users to share their subscription accounts with others, robbing companies of revenue.
This made me question your motives: "robbing" is a very strong statement for something like sharing accounts — even if you are in that extortionist camp that likes to get every last cent out of the customer, I wouldn't advertise it as widely.
Why do you feel that companies should be worried about people sharing accounts with people they have enough trust in to share accounts (and devices like your phone) with?
It's also the first time I read that OpenID requires somebody else to see your private keys, or to share any private data that you do not wish to share: can you elaborate on that?
> They also allow users to share their subscription accounts with others, robbing companies of revenue.
This made me question your motives: "robbing" is a very strong statement for something like sharing accounts — even if you are in that extortionist camp that likes to get every last cent out of the customer, I wouldn't advertise it as widely.
Why do you feel that companies should be worried about people sharing accounts with people they have enough trust in to share accounts (and devices like your phone) with?
It's also the first time I read that OpenID requires somebody else to see your private keys, or to share any private data that you do not wish to share: can you elaborate on that?