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> It provides no security, so why would anyone ever accept it a proof of identity? Because there is no other universal method that works online, and because co
by notpushkin 3mo ago
> It provides no security, so why would anyone ever accept it a proof of identity?
Because there is no other universal method that works online, and because companies don’t really care about identity verification – they just need something “good enough” so that they can say “hey, we’ve followed industry standard protocols, how could we have known this passport scan was photoshopped?”
And to be honest I think it’s for the best. I really don’t want to be scrutinized even more online (and give even more personal data so it gets leaked a couple years later).
- mrweasel 3mo agoThere's certainly a point to reducing scrutiny online. However when companies are forced to do this verification, I just question why a photo of a password is considered "good enough", when it clearly isn't. I don't think you should be able to do anything with your passport online. That's a document that should only have value if you're actively holding it in your hand.