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Comment by 9dev

3 days ago

So we trust a bank more than the government that they won’t extend this to earn more money by disclosing more information? Bad idea. You need a neutral broker.

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scotty79  3 days ago

Verifying identity works best when the stakes are high. And there are highest in online banking.

armchairhacker  3 days ago

AFAIK today if you buy a device, the bank doesn't get the device-unique identifier, at best it sees the model number.

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