[Discuss] Google wants images of my passport, driver's license, bank statement, etc.

[dcrookston at gmail.com (Daniel C.)]

On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Derek Martin <invalid at pizzashack.org> wrote:
> This is a problem inherent with
> doing business on-line though: there's no store where you can walk in
> and simply SHOW them your credentials.  Or, if there is, it's in
> Backfoot, Idaho (a real place) or some other very far away place.

Aside: I've been to Backfoot, ID.

The (additional) problem with scanning and sending your ID to Google
is that they can't look at your face and confirm that the person
presenting the documents is the person to whom the documents belong.
I don't see why you couldn't use Skype (or other videoconferencing
tool of your choice) to connect with a customer service center and
show them your ID, though.

Unless they're being *really* evil and screencapping their calls just
to get sensitive data, this seems like a semi-reasonable alternative,
though admittedly I haven't really thought it through.  Can anyone see
potential problems with doing it this way?

-Dan