Identity Verification?

[Bob Hubbard]

Cryo, we got proof you is who you is. lol!

 

[teekin]

A Canadian Tour huh? Does that include a stop in a windy flat prairie city? You can meet my poodle and I know all the really cheap 2Kool4Skool places to go. Oh and I'd like to be a sock monkey, if that's OK with you.

Lori

 

[Bruno@MT]

Wouldn't a 1 dollar paypal payment suffice as well?

 

[harlan]

I'm luvin' this thread. Kinda like a modern twist on the old koan, 'Who are you?'

 

[Carol]

I'd be coordinating some paid gigs to cover expenses and am sure there's a school or 3 in that general direction that could help me cover travel expenses.

If its after Labor Day, you've got a place to stay if you need one

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Wouldn't a 1 dollar paypal payment suffice as well?

No, because there's not much id verification a basic Paypal account requires. It's also hard to tell for sure if you're who you say you are because you have a credit card, or if you're impersonating a parent, plus then we'd have to run charges.

We also looked at using an age-verification service a while back, but those tend to be more porn-centric, and it's not a connection we want.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

A Canadian Tour huh? Does that include a stop in a windy flat prairie city? You can meet my poodle and I know all the really cheap 2Kool4Skool places to go. Oh and I'd like to be a sock monkey, if that's OK with you.

Lori

Depending on how things work out, yes possibly.

 

[Hand Sword]

Hmmm... Mike Jones.....I guess I'm in trouble! At least if my past run ins with LEO's back in the day are any indication. "Yeah, and I'm John Smith! Don't give me that S__T! What's your REAL name!"

 

[Xue Sheng]

Bob

Here’s the thing. I have no problem with ID, if that is what you want it is your house and those be da-rules. However I have way too much training (and recent experience) behind me that scares the hell out of me when it comes to things like identity theft so the chances of me sanding you an ID are highly unlikely. However if I am in Buffalo (I am NOT going to Texas - to damn hot ) or you are in Albany I will happily show you my ID. If you want to do the research I will point you to the state directly with my real live name and you can give me a call or I will give you my office number (not my direct line ) and you can ask for me (first name Xue...last name Sheng :uhyeahand if memory serves you have my cell number anyway so you could call my office ask for me turn around and call my cell to see if I answer. But the chances of me sending any legitimate ID are highly unlikely, training has made me to paranoid and the ID theft I just got over with (they stole my wife’s ID) is enough for me.

I do not think you would do anything with it but the dumpster divers that may be out there or anyone else that might see it by chance might.

 

[Xue Sheng]

I'm not really me. I am someone else.

I always thought that about you……hey..wait a minute…. you’re not me are you… that is of course assuming I am I.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Legitimate concerns, which is why I'm looking at alternate options. As to dumpster divers, that's not a worry. I send out more chads when I shred than Florida in 2000.

 

[Blade96]

I'm luvin' this thread. Kinda like a modern twist on the old koan, 'Who are you?'

Ditto! This is becoming fun !

Legitimate concerns, which is why I'm looking at alternate options. As to dumpster divers, that's not a worry. I send out more chads when I shred than Florida in 2000.

hahahah!

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Bumping this for more deliberation. Twitter, Ebay, Paypal, Craigslist and Facebook are all rolling out some variant of "Verified Accounts".

 

[Carol]

I'll be your huckleberry if you like, Bob. You've met me in person a few times, I'm a Silver Star Web Designs customer, and you may still have a copy of my ID and my NDA kicking around from my time on staff.

 

[Touch Of Death]

We're discussing putting in a way for members to verify their identity.

Right now, we don't require posting of peoples real names, but we do require them at registration. Occasionally an issue comes up where an identity is in question and we've asked for proof. This proof has always been a copy of some form of government issued ID, with all the info removed except for name, city/state and month/year of birth. We've asked that all other information be blacked out or cut out such as street addresses, zip codes, ID numbers, etc. but that the copy be notarized to confirm it's valid and not a mock up. People have been understandably concerned with this due to misunderstandings of how identity theft works.

Our concern's always been to keep out the trouble makers and spammers, while protecting our members privacy.

With that in mind, we've been discussing alternate ways to validate accounts as 'legit' without causing privacy concerns.

What we're looking at doing is adding an optional (as in not-mandatory) validation system offering several ways to confirm that you are who you claim to be. These would be

1- Send in notarized information as previously mentioned. This documentation would be destroyed afterwards.
2- Use a third party ID validation service that will give us an OK, without us having any access to your info. These services do cost a few bucks, but have the added value of being useful across the web.
3- Have 2 or more "known good" members vouch for you.

All MT staff are validated automatically due to the NDA requirements they've completed. Also 'valid' would be our Advisors, most of our supporting members, and anyone whose been to a M&G or other endorsed event.

You'd get a tag "Verified Member" and other members would know you're not a sock puppet or bot.

This is as I said just being discussed and isn't policy.
It's also an optional thing, and would be free, at least from our end.

Thoughts?

Now just how the heck am I going to get people to vouch for me?
Sean

 

[Xue Sheng]

Bumping this for more deliberation. Twitter, Ebay, Paypal, Craigslist and Facebook are all rolling out some variant of "Verified Accounts".

And I do not use Twitter, Ebay, Paypal, Craigslist or Facebook...and most have been compromised already... Meaning lost peoples personal information

See post #49 for more information as to why I am agin it.