A Gartner study has decided that Mr and Mrs Average don't like online authentication services such as Microsoft's Passport and AOL's Screen Name service.
While the Liberty Alliance was developed in response to the Microsoft-specific Passport system, that rivalry could become less significant.
As banks and Web services require more personal data, many users see it as a painful choice: Risk exposing your information to hackers or lose out on some excellent opportunities.
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