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Re:The golden age of scammers: AI-powered phishing by advael on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @01:18AM (#40982815)
I mean SSNs are the worst possible authentication mechanism and yet we still have to freak out every time they're leaked. Security practices are so utterly backwards everywhere that it's quite apparent no one powerful is incentivised to care even a little bit
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Re:The golden age of scammers: AI-powered phishing by jimmaswell on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @01:26AM (#40982849)
what's the practical alternative?
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Re:The golden age of scammers: AI-powered phishing by advael on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @01:34AM (#40982888)
Not pretending a GUID constitutes a security measure in the first place? It's just not the right tool for the job in any sense
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Re:The golden age of scammers: AI-powered phishing by immibis on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @01:32AM (#40982874)
Scanning your digital ID card would be a start, but oHnO that's cOmmUniSM!
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Re:The golden age of scammers: AI-powered phishing by bryanrasmussen on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @01:51AM (#40982971)
pickpocket's paradise!
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Re:The golden age of scammers: AI-powered phishing by vincnetas on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @04:27AM (#40983651)
But it's not so scalable as online connected DB.
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Re:The golden age of scammers: AI-powered phishing by reginald78 on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @08:34AM (#40985166)
Wouldn't this just result in my digitalid getting lost in the next equifax breech?
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Re:The golden age of scammers: AI-powered phishing by immibis on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @10:45AM (#40986485)
Did your credit card get lost in the last one?
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Re:The golden age of scammers: AI-powered phishing by reginald78 on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @02:42PM (#40988974)
How would I know one way or the other if it had? I don't have the same number anymore.
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Re:The golden age of scammers: AI-powered phishing by mnau on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @06:40AM (#40984453)
Digital id card for every citizen? My id card can prove identity or sign a document and could for ~10 years. Estonia had it for over 20 years.

Just give it to everyone. Today, it can likely be embedded in a cell phone instead of separate physical card.

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Re:The golden age of scammers: AI-powered phishing by Kiro on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @06:44AM (#40984478)
What do you mean? I don't know of any country except the US where SSN is used for authentication. In my country SSN is public information.
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