For instance, consulting company ZapThink was very critical of the initial Liberty release, in large part because it fails to respect the privacy of users, said Jason Bloomberg, ZapThink analyst. “It’s as much about perception as it is reality,” said Bloomberg. “Version one leaves open for discussion how to manage privacy issues surrounding user information. They say it’s up to the policies of individual companies, or that it may be further addressed in version two [of the specification].”

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