Yes, remotely accepting a copy of an identity document from the other end of a wire is not a good authentication method. That's because they're not intended fo

Yes, remotely accepting a copy of an identity document from the other end of a wire is not a good authentication method. That's because they're not intended for remote digital authentication. Photo IDs are intended to be validated in-person, using the original document, and the photo visually compared to the person holding it.