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Same in the UK (which is currenty a contentious issue again with Digital ID), because there is no concept of having a cryptographic signature tied to your ident
by ljm 1y ago
Same in the UK (which is currenty a contentious issue again with Digital ID), because there is no concept of having a cryptographic signature tied to your identity in the way it is done in other EU countries.
Instead you need:
- five years of address history
- a recent utility bill or a council tax bill that has your full address
- maybe a bank statement
- passport or driving license
It just so happens that Experian, etc. have all of that, and even background checking agencies will depend on it.
- rjsw 1y agoCouncil Tax bills may be possible to fake. I received a paper one yesterday for an unknown name, someone had registered online that they were moving to my address which cancelled my own account, I guess they could have asked for a copy of the bill to be emailed to them.
- foldr 1y agoI’d imagine that all of this stuff is extremely easy to fake if you’re willing to take a small risk of getting in a lot of trouble. Nobody is really “verifying” council tax bills or utility bills because there is no procedure for doing so.
- Fokamul 1y agoWait what? In UK you don't have Qualified Certificate tied to person, which can be used to sign documents, communicate with banks etc. No way.
- ljm 1y agoNope.