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Re:Accounts with GAN Faces Attack Belgium over 5G Restrictions by mrtesthah on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @01:04PM (#26004325)
Why not make it pseudonymous, and then federate identity verification by having neutral third-parties attest to who you are?
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Re:Accounts with GAN Faces Attack Belgium over 5G Restrictions by tatersolid on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @11:05PM (#26022442)
Because approximately zero non-crypto-geek humans would participate, as the mechanism is inscrutable and of dubious value.

The complete failure of the PGP “web of trust” is a precedent.

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