Comments on: Idea: Online Identity Score

By: Amit

Amit — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:51:44 +0000

Hard evidence is indeed a good way to do it, but my friend’s story was that her authorized PayPal account wasn’t enough for eBay (and by the way, they take around 2$ now for verification)

That’s why I started thinking about additional ways to validate an identity.

By: DoronH

DoronH — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:09:37 +0000

They have a few ways to verify that you are real here.
Some are based on your bank account. They might ask you to transfer one cent to a pay-pal account or something similar.
Another way might be by verifying your address via snail mail. FYI: in Germany you have to register with the local authorities within 3 weeks of moving to a new residence.

OK, you get the idea: hard evidence is needed.

By: Amit

Amit — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:48:21 +0000

Sponsorship is a great idea!

How about using your 20% for that? :)

(also, feel free to choose any idea from the “Ideas” category)

By: udim

udim — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:07:52 +0000

How about a sponsor?
I may be wrong, but I think you can’t open a bank account without a letter of employment or a related account (such as a family member).
So you might ask someone to bootstrap your online identity by vouching for you.