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Re:Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's ... by Seattle3503 on Saturday October 26, 2024 @12:36PM (#41955841)
If the process required you to verify ID, e.g. a passport + video selfie, some accountability might be possible. But that might be too invasive for many folks.
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Re:Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's ... by bragr on Saturday October 26, 2024 @01:01PM (#41956032)
This doesn't work because there's a nearly unlimited supply of people willing (out of desperation, drug addiction, or just plain poor decision making) to let bad actors use their IDs.
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Re:Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's ... by lazide on Saturday October 26, 2024 @01:25PM (#41956208)
Also, all that info has been leaked a billion times now, and there are tools to allow real-time filter/overlays of faces to make it even easier.
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Re:Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's ... by Seattle3503 on Sunday October 27, 2024 @01:00AM (#41959975)
It's what banks are using now.
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Re:Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's ... by lazide on Sunday October 27, 2024 @01:35AM (#41960092)
These two things are concerning, not reassuring.

Still, an improvement over what they were previously using I guess?

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