[Discuss] Google wants images of my passport, driver's license, bank statement, etc.

[lconrad at laymusic.org (Laura Conrad)]

>>>>> "Daniel" == Daniel C <dcrookston at gmail.com> writes:

    Daniel> I don't see why you couldn't use Skype (or other videoconferencing
    Daniel> tool of your choice) to connect with a customer service center and
    Daniel> show them your ID, though.

    Daniel> Unless they're being *really* evil and screencapping their
    Daniel> calls just to get sensitive data, this seems like a
    Daniel> semi-reasonable alternative, though admittedly I haven't
    Daniel> really thought it through.  Can anyone see potential
    Daniel> problems with doing it this way?

Lots of people don't have a working skype setup?

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