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The main use for this is for websites with KYC requirements. You can generate a fake good enough to get past their automated (and human) ID checks so you can g
by jedberg 3y ago
The main use for this is for websites with KYC requirements. You can generate a fake good enough to get past their automated (and human) ID checks so you can get an account that can't be traced back to you.
- gweinberg 3y agoYeah, when I was first reading the title, I was thinking "how can they possibly generate good fake id that people can just print, id has holograms and magnetic strips and what not. But generating a realistic photo of an id is whole different kettle a fish. An easy kettle!
- groestl 3y agoIsn't that a felony in the US? Where I live, this is a felony.
- jedberg 3y agoYes. I suspect the site operates outside the US or the EU.
- darth_avocado 3y agoWell then the burden lies on the KYC websites to actually verify the details? If someone uploads documents, I hope you verify them with the issuing authority, otherwise it's not really KYC is it? Photoshop has existed for a while now....
- lxgr 3y agoI don't think there's even an interface to check anything with the issuing authority (i.e. one of 50 DMVs) in the US.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoWhich is getting to the root of the problem. That governments should provide identify verification tools as a service.
- lxgr 3y agoA good idea in principle, but that only works in countries where the majority of citizens trust their government with important and difficult tasks like that. Given how political a topic IDs are in the US even in their physical/offline variant, I'm not holding my breath for that.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoThey’re not political at all in the US. They’re called passports, and nobody has a problem with them (as far as I know). No one has to force anyone to use it, but that’s their problem if they want to inconvenience themselves by having to prove their identity in person rather than use an API provided by the USPS (since they already do identity verification for passports).
- cloverich 3y agohttps://www.aamva.org/technology/systems/verification-systems/dldv https://www.aamva.org/technology/systems/verification-system...
- nkrisc 3y agoIf this satisfies KYC requirements, then they’re not doing any real KYC verification.
- EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 3y agoAnd many of those websites are themselves rather shady, no way US government will provide them with any information.
- MiguelX413 3y agoWhat does KYC mean?
- jedberg 3y agoKnow Your Customer. It's a law in the US (and I think EU has similar?) that requires sites that deal with money to verify your identity to prevent fraud and money laundering.