Masti,
Technically speaking, OpenID Connect includes user information (https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-core-1_0.html#UserInfo , https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-core-1_0.html#StandardClaims) and this data, possibly extending to include “name_verified”, “account_verified” and “account_verification_score”, facilitates the corroboration of user data across accounts and account linking. As you indicate, these unfolding topics could be, instead of a technical discussion, a community discussion. It seems that the mitigation of sockpuppetry, bots, trolls, spam, vandalism, fake news, disinformation and election interference, on the one hand, is being weighed against optional data collection on the other hand (see also configurability discussed at: https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-May/089922.html). That is an excellent point about GDPR. I will read more about GDPR. Best regards, Adam ________________________________ From: Wikitech-l <[email protected]> on behalf of masti <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 7, 2018 10:05:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Wikitech-l] MediaWiki and OpenID Connect Adam, this is not technical but community problem. That should be first discussed with the communities - all of them - not only en.wiki whether there is any need for that solution. Which I doubt. I do not see many positives coming from using it but a lot of negatives. Enforcing that would mean having much less contributors. Also as already stated it would force us into getting more information about contributors which is not what the communities want. Especially in the moment of upcoming GDPR regulation that affects whole commmunity. masti On 04.05.2018 22:21, Adam Sobieski wrote: > Wikitech-l, > > Greetings. I would like to describe an exciting scenario possible with OpenID > Connect. > > In the scenario, after choosing to verify their name on their Wikipedia > account, a user logs onto Wikipedia and uses OpenID Connect to link their > Wikipedia account to multiple verified accounts, for example their Facebook > and LinkedIn accounts. At the end of the process, we can envision the user > obtaining a checkmark next to their full name on Wikipedia, their real name > and a verification icon appearing next to their edits and on their user page. > There might even be, per user settings, hyperlinks to their Facebook and > LinkedIn pages on their Wikipedia user page. With such features, we can > envision allowing groups of users or admins to determine that certain > articles require a verified account to edit. > > Presently, OpenID Connect functionality is available for MediaWiki as an > extension. I would like to see the OpenID Connect functionality under > discussion expanded to support scenarios including aforementioned and also > integrated into MediaWiki. > > Thank you. I hope that the above ideas are also interesting to you in the > Wikitech-l community. > > > Best regards, > Adam Sobieski > http://www.phoster.com/contents/ > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
