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How is it done if every WeChat account has to be tied to a real life ID and vouched for by several established users?
by hkai 8y ago
How is it done if every WeChat account has to be tied to a real life ID and vouched for by several established users?
- fredley 8y agoReal life IDs can be forged/bought, multiples can be forged to verify others. There is no technical barrier to attacks on this sort of system, only financial barriers.
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- pixelperfect 8y agoI've heard this before but I created a WeChat account last week and didn't have to provide anything other than a phone number for a SMS verification code.
- quadrature 8y agoI created an account last week and had to have my registration verified by an existing user who also had wechat pay enabled.
- dangrover 8y agoIn China, when you get a phone number, you have to give them your national ID/身份证. So anything you authenticate with a phone number could be traced back to you.