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Re:USPS In-Person Identity Proofing by renlo on Thursday September 21, 2023 @01:30PM (#37600993)
> the dystopian parts come with the 75-year old widow with dementia [...] has to adhere to similar standards

I don't mean to strawman, but, isn't this all to prevent the 75-year old widow from losing her retirement savings by scammers? Don't let perfect be the enemy of good, sure there are issues, but there needs to be something.

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Re:USPS In-Person Identity Proofing by mistrial9 on Thursday September 21, 2023 @01:33PM (#37601053)
this is a great point and absolutely a real problem.. the specific person I was thinking of, is getting phone calls daily on her new iPhone from strangers.. In the past, a licensed professional of some kind would be an intermediary over a committed period of time..
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