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How about 2 forms of government ID to open an account just like you need to get a passport. Identity theft is so easily facilitated by just having to enter a so
by blackflame7000 7y ago
How about 2 forms of government ID to open an account just like you need to get a passport. Identity theft is so easily facilitated by just having to enter a social security number online and the banks are responsible because they are trying to make it as easy as possible for anyone to sign up.
- ziddoap 7y agoThis doesn't address credential stuffing, spear-phishing, propaganda, or many of the other issues that come along with data breaches. Identity theft is a piece of the puzzle, but no where near the whole thing. Your idea might cut down on identity theft - I'm not sure. But it doesn't speak to the root issue. (Not to say it isn't worth pursuing, just that it doesn't do anything if I shared a password between my email, bank, and MoviePass)
- devoply 7y agoSign all communication with a private key. Have mail clients verify it. Make that government mandated.
- notyourday 7y agoHow are you doing to deal with 11-30 million of people who are here illegally/visa overstays/etc? What about people who are in SF but were born in Maine and need a birth certificate from the county court house to get that "government issued key"? (The Maine court house would need that key to issue a certificate though ). If we are claiming that it is too difficult for people especially poor people to get a current state photo ID ( which is why we do not want to mandate it for voting ) what are we going to do with 20-30% of the US population that won't have a key?