Open beats closed

Open, simple, interoperable systems — from payment standards to transparent narrow banks — beat closed walled gardens almost every time.

If I was to create a new payment system...

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There is a lot of buzz going on right now about payment systems. First with the huge credit card theft which was seriously just waiting to happen (and will happen again), secondly with Google’s new Payment System which could have the potential to be interesting. This subject is dear to me as I have spent more than my …

Open security disclosure

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I have always been interested in security and cryptography and have always been annoyed with the security disclosures or lack of them that most web applications offer. Therefore I am making StakeItOut’s Security Page painfully public for the world to see. I think it is better for small fish like me to be honest and not …