Comments on: What’s Your UPD? http://access.jiscinvolve.org/wp/whats-your-upd/ federating access management Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:35:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Robin Wilton http://access.jiscinvolve.org/wp/whats-your-upd/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Robin Wilton Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:46:52 +0000 http://access.jiscinvolve.org/whats-your-upd/#comment-73 Great post, Nicole. I've been arguing for some time that using a spatial metaphor like the word "centric" is an unhelpful way to start. I think there are two key starting factors: assertions of identity are (i) relationship-based and (ii) contextual. If you operate your own UPD and no-one comes, you're missing (i). If you tell everyone the same things, regardless of context, you're missing (ii). So for the user to be the key factor in the system, I think they have to be given the means to exercise consent and control with regard to their personal information. One analogy is a direct debit: you set it up, but you're not involved every time it gets paid, and you don't even set the amount. The money stays at the bank until it is paid out. Still, you're happy with the arrangement because it's convenient (appropriate level of control) and there are formal mechanisms for getting a refund if it all goes wrong (consent/withdrawal of consent). You're not really 'at the centre' of the transaction in any intuitive way, though, which is why I think the spatial metaphor is unhelpful... Great post, Nicole. I’ve been arguing for some time that using a spatial metaphor like the word “centric” is an unhelpful way to start. I think there are two key starting factors: assertions of identity are (i) relationship-based and (ii) contextual. If you operate your own UPD and no-one comes, you’re missing (i). If you tell everyone the same things, regardless of context, you’re missing (ii).

So for the user to be the key factor in the system, I think they have to be given the means to exercise consent and control with regard to their personal information. One analogy is a direct debit: you set it up, but you’re not involved every time it gets paid, and you don’t even set the amount. The money stays at the bank until it is paid out. Still, you’re happy with the arrangement because it’s convenient (appropriate level of control) and there are formal mechanisms for getting a refund if it all goes wrong (consent/withdrawal of consent). You’re not really ‘at the centre’ of the transaction in any intuitive way, though, which is why I think the spatial metaphor is unhelpful…

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