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OpenId really makes the most sense in managing your identity. It’s a lesson we’ve learned on the Internet many times now (and are going to learn many more). In this world, it works better decentralized. It’s an old Internet joke that the ‘Web sees censorship as damage and routes around it. But that’s true. It’s also an essential element of the network. OpenID lets pieces (identities) be added and deleted as needed without breaking the rest of the whole.

Personal note. I’ve used the WordPress plugin on another blog and it worked perfectly. It’s a nice way to add it in without hacking all your themes. I’ll probably be installing it here soon.

Update 1/30: You can now use your Yahoo! account as an ID too.

Update 2/17: AOL has gotten in on the act.