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0 pointswutwutwutwut5y ago0 comments

This is a solved problem in many other countries. Instead of proposing some new solution maybe it would be better to copy an existing which has already proven to work.

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riffic5y ago

Without sharing examples, this is effectively a non-answer. Thanks for the comment.

0xfffafaCrash5y ago

In Sweden, BankID covers well over 90% of the population between ages 20 and 60 with a unique electronic ID. (Including 98% of those between 20 and 40.) It supports identifying yourself with a credit card and pin using a card reader given to you by your bank or alternatively (and more commonly) a pin combined with a smartphone/computer that you have identified as being yours.

reaperducer5y ago

BankID covers well over 90% of the population between ages 20 and 60

What do the other 206,868 people do?

If a similar system were implemented in the United States, that would leave 6,514,383 out. What do you do with six million people who can't be part of the standard ID scheme?

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Moru5y ago

And as a result we have a lot of bank accounts hacked over phone because people don't know how to use it. Or more importantly how NOT to use it. All it takes is a phonecall to someone, tell them someone is trying to hack into their bank account and they need to hurry and ID themselves because the thief is running off with their pension. The police get these kinds of cases every day.

I love BankID but I have been using it since the start and know the pitfalls to watch out for. Most people does not know the problems though.

riffic5y ago

You're going to have a hell of a time trying to sell that to 50 states and a handful of territories, all of which can't even implement REAL-ID properly.

What agency manages BankID in Sweden? I would imagine in a better world, the US Postal Service could be doing some of this work in the states at a federal level, but I wouldn't get my hopes up.

wutwutwutwutOP5y ago

I'm not here to babysit you. If you were serious about wanting to make a suggestion you would have started by looking at the current solutions. Not doing that is just a waste of screen estate.

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riffic5y ago

Without sharing examples, this is effectively a non-answer. Thanks for the comment.

0xfffafaCrash5y ago

reaperducer5y ago

BankID covers well over 90% of the population between ages 20 and 60

What do the other 206,868 people do?

If a similar system were implemented in the United States, that would leave 6,514,383 out. What do you do with six million people who can't be part of the standard ID scheme?

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Moru5y ago

I love BankID but I have been using it since the start and know the pitfalls to watch out for. Most people does not know the problems though.

riffic5y ago

You're going to have a hell of a time trying to sell that to 50 states and a handful of territories, all of which can't even implement REAL-ID properly.

What agency manages BankID in Sweden? I would imagine in a better world, the US Postal Service could be doing some of this work in the states at a federal level, but I wouldn't get my hopes up.

wutwutwutwutOP5y ago

I'm not here to babysit you. If you were serious about wanting to make a suggestion you would have started by looking at the current solutions. Not doing that is just a waste of screen estate.

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