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Like Uber drivers' using their girlfriends' ID verification because they have a criminal record, you can also just cut in some random guy to borrow his ID for another chance. There should be plenty of dudes available willing to sell an ID verification for cheap in poorer countries but there's also plenty in wealthy countries because very few anywhere were ever going to have a Google developer account in the first place.




Eventually you run out of IDs, and as a Sybil attack you're gonna get slowed down.

(remote identity proofing and fraud mitigation is a component of my work in finance)

https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-3-Implementation-Resources/63A...

https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-3-Implementation-Resources/63A...


I wouldn't recommend this because it borders on identity theft. But maybe the law is more lenient about that in the US.



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