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I think we’re on the same page. Well.. This is inevitable if for internal or external reasons, something on the internet needs to verify your identity. Either
by dalbasal 9y ago
I think we’re on the same page.
Well.. This is inevitable if for internal or external reasons, something on the internet needs to verify your identity. Either (A) they live without this verification (B) we find some way of verifying or (C) every tom dick & harry has a dropbox folder full of people’s "scanned copy of official ID.”
To me, it seems like “verifying people” in this manner is stupid. The whole premise is that there are documents that only I have. By sending the document to you, I show that only I could be me. Using this process widely breaks the premise. I know for a fact that several parties’ employees, contractors and such have scanned copies of my official ID …I sent it to them.
- _red 9y agoAgree. There is actually a pre-existing, low-tech solution to 90% of these issues: Use a Public Notary to verify identity. Company sends document with unique barcode to person they are trying to verify. Person takes to local UPS store and has public notary verify that person signing document really is "John Q Smith". Person sends back doc, with notary stamp and recordation number showing licensed person has authenticated. This way your actual ID never leaves your possession.
- xav0989 9y agoThat's how public student loan applications in Ontario work. They send you a document with a unique barcode, you go to the post office and prove your identity there. They scan the document and that sends a message to the loan centre that this person was positively identified.