[log in to unmask] quoted and then wrote: > 3. If you really want to become involved, you may need to get a Passport >(with an >optional Electronic Wallet). The idea is to first get a Passport (from >http://www.passport.com/) and then go to the communities and join what you >want >using the email address associated with your Passport. The Passport also >works with >a number of vendors on the web (I don't know how many Ada product vendors >are >involved) in support of Electronic Commerce (so that you can have the same >ID for >every vendor you deal with on the web), and you can attach an Electronic >Wallet to >your Passport (which contains Credit Card numbers and shipping addresses) to >make it >easier to purchase products and services on the web. I think it's an >interesting >idea, and I have a Passport myself (but no eWallet yet). Whereas I read this and see nothing but the opportunity to introduce an enormous security vulnerability. Larry Kilgallen