- From: Michael Cooper <michaelc@watchfire.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 15:44:34 -0500
- To: "'wai-xtech@w3.org'" <wai-xtech@w3.org>
I just reviewed http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-turingtest-20031105/ and would like to comment a couple of the proposed solutions. The Federated Identity Systems provide the ability for people to identify themselves to a Web site, and implicitly to identify that they are human, not a robot. A concern with this is that it requires the user to identify themselves uniquely, not simply prove they are human, which is the goal. This raises a privacy concern, that you must identify yourself to the maintainer of a free resource that otherwise allows anonymous access to humans. While some resources, by their nature, require specific identifying information, others can (even should) permit anonymous access and the Turing test should support that. I propose that this consideration be included in the commentary in a future draft. Michael -- Signature -- Michael Cooper Accessibility Product Manager, Watchfire 1 Hines Rd, Kanata, ON K2K 3C7, Canada +1 (613) 599-3888 x4019 michaelc@watchfire.com http://www.watchfire.com/ Watchfire's spam filter often mistakes legitimate email for spam. If this filter sends you a reply that an email to me was not delivered, please inform me of the problem using alternate contact information provided above. I do not consider your message spam and apologize for problems caused by this filter.
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