> Ultimately, adding this sense of place back to the > placelessness of the net is something Webb believes > could have wide uses. He cites the example of online > banking, which has struggled with fraud that takes > advantage of the fact that naive users don't know > where they are on the internet.
> "Imagine using a bank where you move transparently > between the automated and human-assisted interface > because they occur in the same mode," says Webb. > "The human can show you how to use the ATM, which > is over at the side of the room". Boy that sounds like it'd just help the phishers out no end... Now a user who doesn't know what they're doing often approaches online banking with some caution. Once they've implemented something like this, they'll feel right at home handing their personal information to that nice young man who helped show them how to use the ATM. s. isaac dealey 434.293.6201 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:200256 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
