Tech Veteran Dick Hardt Launches SignIn.org to Add a Privacy-Protecting Identity Layer Between Apps and Providers

Veteran technologist Dick Hardt, founder of companies including Sxip Identity and ActiveState, is building SignIn.org to provide a privacy-protecting abstraction layer between apps and large identity providers so users can choose and switch providers without exposing their data. He argues the internet lacks an identity layer, that password growth and identity theft are serious problems, and that a technical trust architecture (rather than governance) could enable broader adoption.