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Comment by account42

8 days ago

But it would leave more of a trail - do we have any idea who Jia Tan actually was?

If everyone used a gpg-style web of trust based on key signing parties, it would become trivial to use a stolen or entirely fictious identity as well - there's zero chance those parties would actually check identities in ways that cannot easily be defeated by a determined and resourceful attacker.