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The image would still need to match
by WolfRazu 6y ago
The image would still need to match
- kevindong 6y agoA rather common joke that I've seen on social media and also have personally witnessed in real life is that within the US, the person making the comparison is of one race and has difficulty accurately comparing a person of a different race with the picture supposedly of that person. Consequently, two people who don't really look alike can essentially share the same ID card as the person doing the comparing doesn't want to invite accusations of racism.
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoWhich is the easiest thing to change, and no different in this implementation.
- WolfRazu 6y agoIt's cryptographically signed by the issuing authority. Nothing can be changed...?
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoThe picture is signed? In any case, using an older sibling's ID still works about as good as ever.
- WolfRazu 6y agoI haven't read the exact spec myself, but I'd be extremely surprised if it wasn't. Unfortunately tech can't solve the problem of doppelgangers without going into biometry, which might be a bit of an overstep for simple ID purposes.
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoRight, like this whole effort. A bit of an overstep for simple ID purposes, when fundamentally it still depends on somebody looking at the picture and making a call.