Ask HN: Does anyone actually use Keybase?

Re:Ask HN: Does anyone actually use Keybase? by chrismatheson on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @02:45PM (#18069233)

I don’t, but I’ve rarely needed to send files etc to other hacker news users.

I would LOVE it if I could use keybase to send a copy of my passport to companies (for example) which is nessesary for day to day life, and always done in a redicously insecure way. :(

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Re:Ask HN: Does anyone actually use Keybase? by chrismatheson on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @02:47PM (#18069240)

To be clear, I 100% support keybase, and if I thought there was a chance in hell of getting some other non-tech person to use it, I would put in the effort.

I just don’t see myself being able to convince some recruiter, or HR person or something to sign up and install keybase just to get a file from me

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Re:Ask HN: Does anyone actually use Keybase? by michaelmior on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @03:14PM (#18069504)

Sounds like what Telegram Passport is trying to do.

https://telegram.org/blog/passport

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Re:Ask HN: Does anyone actually use Keybase? by chrismatheson on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @04:12AM (#18073827)

Its a much bigger stretch to have companies change the underlying method of verification instead of the method of transport though ...

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Re:Ask HN: Does anyone actually use Keybase? by ssalazars on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @04:06PM (#18070021)

I've thought about this problem, specially in LATAM countries were gov agencies are still ages behind in terms of security/compliance and sharing these type of documents. There is definitely a need for this.

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Re:Ask HN: Does anyone actually use Keybase? by 21 on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @03:13PM (#18069492)

I'd be more worried about where they store that passport picture instead of how it gets there.

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