Ask HN: Would you provide your ID(s) while registering with a website/app? If a social network, any web service or an mobile app asks you to upload a photo(copy) of any of your valid ID, how willing would you be to do it? Please explain why. IDs - National, College, Driving license etc. (Excuse my English, if incorrect) |
If anything, I'd want the opposite - an anonymous social network.
Things like requiring ID only lead to harassment and suppression of free speech. There are so many examples of Trump supporters losing their jobs because of their political beliefs, it's not funny.
That being said, all IDs that I own are issued for a particular service, any app/webservice asking me to upload a copy of them, would most likely re-use some aspect of value that these IDs provide for a different purpose, and I can't think of an actual, compelling reason why I would give someone else access to it.
And that's before even thinking about security and the possibility of a breach.
Would you mind sharing why you are asking ?