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For people asking about Sybil attacks and how do organizations prevent someone from pretending to be many users, this is still an unsolved problem. One project

For people asking about Sybil attacks and how do organizations prevent someone from pretending to be many users, this is still an unsolved problem. One project that's working on it which has gotten a lot of support is Proof of Humanity: https://www.proofofhumanity.id/ https://www.proofofhumanity.id/

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LeoPanthera 4y ago
I got as far as it using a cryptocurrency and then noped right out.
figmaheart255 4y ago
my personal favorite is "proof-of-Apple" [1] [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31751203 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31751203
elefanten 4y ago
I've seen far more scathing condescension and fury at Proof of Humanity than support. Anywhere you'd point me for passionate pro-PoH takes?
- thesausageking 4y ago
  I haven't seen fury over Proof of Humanity. Maybe you're thinking of Sama's Worldcoin which is trying to scan the eyeballs of everyone on Earth to generate unique Ids? It was met with a lot of criticism over privacy and how it's being funded (much of the created new currency will go to its VC backers and Sam). Proof of Humanity is definitely still an experiment, but has a much more open and less authoritarian design. Of all of the "proof of personhood" projects it has the most traction, especially within in the Ethereum community where its founder, Vitalik Buterin, has written a lot about it, including in his recent post on Soulbound: https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2022/01/26/soulbound.html https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2022/01/26/soulbound.html
- semiquaver 4y ago
  Can you point me at the anti-PoH takes? I'd like to strongly agree with something today.
culi 4y ago
What happens when I get a group of my friends to team up and challenge the "validity" of someone's id?
- numtel 4y ago
  Alternatively, you can build a DAO on http://democratic.capital http://democratic.capital which uses passport verification as Sybil resistance.
  - freemint 4y ago
    which uses passport verification as Sybil resistance where the threat model is individual actors. Still vulnerable to nation states.
    - numtel 4y ago
      Yes, how much do you trust the 33 countries supported by Stripe Identity? Sybil resistance is not easy to solve absolutely, it's all about degrees.
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LeoPanthera 4y ago

I got as far as it using a cryptocurrency and then noped right out.

figmaheart255 4y ago

my personal favorite is "proof-of-Apple" [1] [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31751203 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31751203

elefanten 4y ago

I've seen far more scathing condescension and fury at Proof of Humanity than support. Anywhere you'd point me for passionate pro-PoH takes?

thesausageking 4y ago
I haven't seen fury over Proof of Humanity. Maybe you're thinking of Sama's Worldcoin which is trying to scan the eyeballs of everyone on Earth to generate unique Ids? It was met with a lot of criticism over privacy and how it's being funded (much of the created new currency will go to its VC backers and Sam). Proof of Humanity is definitely still an experiment, but has a much more open and less authoritarian design. Of all of the "proof of personhood" projects it has the most traction, especially within in the Ethereum community where its founder, Vitalik Buterin, has written a lot about it, including in his recent post on Soulbound: https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2022/01/26/soulbound.html https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2022/01/26/soulbound.html
semiquaver 4y ago
Can you point me at the anti-PoH takes? I'd like to strongly agree with something today.

culi 4y ago

What happens when I get a group of my friends to team up and challenge the "validity" of someone's id?

numtel 4y ago
Alternatively, you can build a DAO on http://democratic.capital http://democratic.capital which uses passport verification as Sybil resistance.
- freemint 4y ago
  which uses passport verification as Sybil resistance where the threat model is individual actors. Still vulnerable to nation states.
  - numtel 4y ago
    Yes, how much do you trust the 33 countries supported by Stripe Identity? Sybil resistance is not easy to solve absolutely, it's all about degrees.
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