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Then require the purchaser to provide high-resolution scans of identity documents (both sides, and all pages for multi-page documents) with nothing blocked out

Then require the purchaser to provide high-resolution scans of identity documents (both sides, and all pages for multi-page documents) with nothing blocked out at the time of purchase. If the scans don't match your physical documents, you are made to leave the premises. If they are a US citizen, they must scan both driver's license/state ID/passport/military ID and social security card. If not a US citizen, they must scan their home country's passport and if they come from a country that requires one, their visa. Also, require the purchaser to type in (not check a box, but actually type the words and disable the browser's paste function) "I swear under penalty of perjury that I will not transfer this ticket to anyone else and that I will do everything I am physically capable of to not let anyone do so on my behalf".

vkou 8y ago
And what happens when that database leaks?
- amyjess 8y ago
  And this is why you should have good IT security policies from the start. If your database leaks, you done fucked up.
  - Sohcahtoa82 8y ago
    Uh...no. You could use the same logic to excuse storing passwords in plain text instead of hashes.
  - Retra 8y ago
    You say "good IT security policies", but you really mean "perfect IT security policies"?
F_r_k 8y ago
Welcome to a totalitarian state
pavel_lishin 8y ago
Shall we send in a stool sample as well? > Also, require the purchaser to type in (not check a box, but actually type the words and disable the browser's paste function) "I swear under penalty of perjury that I will not transfer this ticket to anyone else and that I will do everything I am physically capable of to not let anyone do so on my behalf". I don't understand what this is meant to accomplish.
- grimjack00 8y ago
  > Shall we send in a stool sample as well? No, I think a cheek swab should be sufficient.
nybble41 8y ago
> and disable the browser's paste function This is evil. Browsers should not even permit basic UI functions like paste or context menu to be overridden by arbitrary sites. Fortunately, it's not difficult to put together a script that simulates typing in the contents of the clipboard, which is my go-to solution for sites that disable paste. (Ctrl-V doesn't work? Just press Ctrl-Shift-V instead. It takes a few milliseconds longer but gets the same result.) > If they are a US citizen, they must scan both driver's license/state ID/passport/military ID and social security card. If not a US citizen, they must scan their home country's passport and if they come from a country that requires one, their visa. A single decent image of an official photo ID, checked at the gate, should be more than sufficient to prevent unauthorized ticket transfers. However, I would only apply this system to a small minority of discounted promotional tickets; non-promotional tickets should be sold at the fair market-clearing price, freely transferable, and usable by any bearer with no ID verification required.

vkou 8y ago

And what happens when that database leaks?

amyjess 8y ago
And this is why you should have good IT security policies from the start. If your database leaks, you done fucked up.
- Sohcahtoa82 8y ago
  Uh...no. You could use the same logic to excuse storing passwords in plain text instead of hashes.
- Retra 8y ago
  You say "good IT security policies", but you really mean "perfect IT security policies"?

F_r_k 8y ago

Welcome to a totalitarian state

pavel_lishin 8y ago

Shall we send in a stool sample as well? > Also, require the purchaser to type in (not check a box, but actually type the words and disable the browser's paste function) "I swear under penalty of perjury that I will not transfer this ticket to anyone else and that I will do everything I am physically capable of to not let anyone do so on my behalf". I don't understand what this is meant to accomplish.

grimjack00 8y ago
> Shall we send in a stool sample as well? No, I think a cheek swab should be sufficient.

nybble41 8y ago

> and disable the browser's paste function This is evil. Browsers should not even permit basic UI functions like paste or context menu to be overridden by arbitrary sites. Fortunately, it's not difficult to put together a script that simulates typing in the contents of the clipboard, which is my go-to solution for sites that disable paste. (Ctrl-V doesn't work? Just press Ctrl-Shift-V instead. It takes a few milliseconds longer but gets the same result.) > If they are a US citizen, they must scan both driver's license/state ID/passport/military ID and social security card. If not a US citizen, they must scan their home country's passport and if they come from a country that requires one, their visa. A single decent image of an official photo ID, checked at the gate, should be more than sufficient to prevent unauthorized ticket transfers. However, I would only apply this system to a small minority of discounted promotional tickets; non-promotional tickets should be sold at the fair market-clearing price, freely transferable, and usable by any bearer with no ID verification required.