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This kinda miss the big issue with identity. All this does prove is that at some point in time, the entity controlling the private key for a given address, was
by hvidgaard 11y ago
This kinda miss the big issue with identity. All this does prove is that at some point in time, the entity controlling the private key for a given address, was in possesion of that picture. That's it. I may post a picture of my coworker, that was carefully manipulated to seem like he was holding a piece of paper.
If you want true proof that a certain identity belongs to someone, you either have to meet with them physically and get the key, or trust a 3rd part to have done it for you. So far, everything else have fallen short, and this is not an exception.
- Asbostos 11y agoI don't think meeting physically is a problem if you only do it once, or periodically during your life. The problem happens when every organization that wants to be sure you're really you requires you do go through the same ordeal. Imagine there was a company that had offices around the world which would prove your identity and give you a USB key to reuse that proof whenever you needed it. You could use the same identity to open a bank account, get married, get a drivers license, get a passport, everything.
- Retra 11y agoThat's what a government-issued ID is for.
- magnushiie 11y agoLike Estonian e-Residency: https://e-estonia.com/e-residents/about/ https://e-estonia.com/e-residents/about/