Passport

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...including my hope to release an open-source project to ensure that every creator has the same option for total independence that I have now achieved.

This sounds pretty neat if it ends up happening. Passport sounds like a very well thought-out platform. Congrats on the launch, Ben!

I just want to say, passport is a horrible name. Not because it doesn't convey the meaning, but because it is going to be hard to search for.

There are already quite a few technologies using the name (passportjs, passport Micosoft's former SSO service) and it won't be very distinguishable/searchable.

My employer had an identity service call passport and when we renamed it, it was much much easier to brand and find via search.

That said, I love the idea of aggregating all the non-walled garden communication tools into one easy to use interface and package.

> Notice that the user is viewing subscriber-only content within their podcast player, despite the fact they never previously logged-in within that webview; that is because every link is unique to that user, making the integration with the Stratechery website completely seamless.

What happens if you share links with other people? Are URLs now sensitive information?

> What happens if you share links with other people? Are URLs now sensitive information?

This is not uncommon - the concept of “per user” signed URLs exists for content downloads, video playback, uploads and other paywall-ish use-cases. The content itself doesn’t contain PII and the content owner may (or may not) make the URLs short-lived via an embedded (and signed) timestamp.

Interesting if Passport starts aggregating content into one spot like an RSS feed.

Do you mean across various properties you subscribe to through Passport?

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